queer
v. ruin, interfere with, spoil; put into an embarrassing situation; endanger, jeopardize adj. strange, odd, unusual; eccentric; uneasy; nauseous; homosexual, gay (Offensive Slang) n. homosexual person (Offensive Slang) | ||||
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Queer Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Queer
(n.)
Counterfeit money.
(a.)
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.
(a.)
At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act.
(n.)
Counterfeit money.
(a.)
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.
(a.)
At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act.
| WordNet 2.0 |
queer
Noun
1. offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
(synonym) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, poof, poove, pouf
(hypernym) gay man, shirtlifter
Verb
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) thwart, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
(synonym) expose, scupper, endanger, peril
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) compromise
Adjective
1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
(synonym) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular
(similar) strange, unusual
2. not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
(synonym) fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
(similar) questionable
(classification) colloquialism
3. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
(synonym) gay, homophile(a)
(similar) homosexual
Noun
1. offensive terms for an openly homosexual man
(synonym) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, poof, poove, pouf
(hypernym) gay man, shirtlifter
Verb
1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
(synonym) thwart, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
(hypernym) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
(hyponym) disappoint, let down
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
(synonym) expose, scupper, endanger, peril
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hyponym) compromise
Adjective
1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
(synonym) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular
(similar) strange, unusual
2. not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
(synonym) fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
(similar) questionable
(classification) colloquialism
3. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
(synonym) gay, homophile(a)
(similar) homosexual
| The Phrase Finder |
As queer as a nine bob note
Meaning
Odd or unusual.
Origin
In the UK there used to be a ten ten shilling note, popularly called a ten bob note. Of course, nine bob notes never existed.
Meaning
Odd or unusual.
Origin
In the UK there used to be a ten ten shilling note, popularly called a ten bob note. Of course, nine bob notes never existed.
Queer Street
Meaning
In debt.
Origin
The imaginary place where debtors live.
Queer the pitch
Meaning
Ruin a plan.
Origin
A sales pitch rather than a games pitch.
| Australian Slang |
Queer
1. not simply straight-up-and-down heterosexual; 2. (of a male) homosexual; 3. mentally unbalanced or deranged: “queer in the head”; 4. spoil; jeopardise; ruin: “queer one's pitch”; 5. person who is not strictly heterosexual
1. not simply straight-up-and-down heterosexual; 2. (of a male) homosexual; 3. mentally unbalanced or deranged: “queer in the head”; 4. spoil; jeopardise; ruin: “queer one's pitch”; 5. person who is not strictly heterosexual
Be in queer street
to be broken
In queer street
broken
Queer Street
state of financial embarrassment
Queer as a concrete parachute
poof or lesbian
Queer for
keen on; in love
Queer one's pitch
upset someone's plans
| London Slang |
queer
very common term for a gay man.
very common term for a gay man.
| Lexicon of Thieves' Cant |
Queer
"To queer" means to confuse someone
"To queer" means to confuse someone
Queer bail
someone who pretends to have money in order to act as surety for an arrested person When the person is released they disappear
Queer birds
a person who when released from prison returns to a life of crime
Queer bit makers
counterfeiters of coins
Queer bung
an empty purse
Queer cove
a thief
Queer cuffin
a justice of the peace
Queer ken
a prison
Queer mort
a diseased prostitute
| hEnglish - advanced version |
queer
queer
\queer\ (?), v. t. [from queer, a.]
1. to puzzle. [prov. eng. or slang]
2. to ridicule; to banter; to rally. [slang]
3. to spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [slang]
queer
\queer\ (?), a. [compar. queerer (?); superl. queerest.] [g. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), ohg. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to d. dvars, as, ?weorh thwart, bent, twisted, icel. ?verr thwart, transverse, goth. ?wa?rhs angry, and perh. to l. torqyere to twist, and e. through. cf. torture, through, thwart, a.] 1. at variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " a queer look." irving.
2. mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [colloq.]
queer
\queer\, n. counterfeit money. [slang]
similar words(3)
queer duck
queer bird
to shove the queer
queer
\queer\ (?), v. t. [from queer, a.]
1. to puzzle. [prov. eng. or slang]
2. to ridicule; to banter; to rally. [slang]
3. to spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [slang]
queer
\queer\ (?), a. [compar. queerer (?); superl. queerest.] [g. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), ohg. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to d. dvars, as, ?weorh thwart, bent, twisted, icel. ?verr thwart, transverse, goth. ?wa?rhs angry, and perh. to l. torqyere to twist, and e. through. cf. torture, through, thwart, a.] 1. at variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " a queer look." irving.
2. mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [colloq.]
queer
\queer\, n. counterfeit money. [slang]
similar words(3)
queer duck
queer bird
to shove the queer
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
queer
adj., aisteach
n., (of persons or things) greannmhar, ait
adj., aisteach
n., (of persons or things) greannmhar, ait
Queer Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Dictionary of Postmodern Terms |
queer
in the nineteen-fifties, the term "queer" was a slur, a term of condemnation for people identified as homosexual. Today, the term usually represents stance towards homosexuality that does not fix it within a particular gender identity. A "queer" is a person who, at least in theory, is willing to be lovers with either men or women.
in the nineteen-fifties, the term "queer" was a slur, a term of condemnation for people identified as homosexual. Today, the term usually represents stance towards homosexuality that does not fix it within a particular gender identity. A "queer" is a person who, at least in theory, is willing to be lovers with either men or women.
Queer Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 100% Simpsons Page |
QUEER
People of a homosexual who have appeared on the show are: WAYLON SMITHERS and John who befriended the SIMPSONS. SPRINGFIELD also has a gay steel mill. See also GAY.
People of a homosexual who have appeared on the show are: WAYLON SMITHERS and John who befriended the SIMPSONS. SPRINGFIELD also has a gay steel mill. See also GAY.
Queer Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Queer
- For the novel by William S. Burroughs, see Queer (novel). For the song by Garbage, see Queer (Garbage song)
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