ruin, interfere with, spoil; put into an embarrassing situation; endanger, jeopardize
strange, odd, unusual; eccentric; uneasy; nauseous; homosexual, gay (Offensive Slang)
homosexual person (Offensive Slang)
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Queer Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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 Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Counterfeit money.
Counterfeit money.
(a.)
Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAt 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.
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
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.
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
In debt.
Origin
The imaginary place where debtors live.
In debt.
Origin
The imaginary place where debtors live.
Meaning
Ruin a plan.
Origin
A sales pitch rather than a games pitch.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Ruin a plan.
Origin
A sales pitch rather than a games pitch.
adj., aisteach
n., (of persons or things) greannmhar, ait
n., (of persons or things) greannmhar, ait
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
to be broken
broken
state of financial embarrassment
poof or lesbian
keen on; in love
upset someone's plans
"To queer" means to confuse someone
someone who pretends to have money in order to act as surety for an arrested person When the person is released they disappear
a person who when released from prison returns to a life of crime
counterfeiters of coins
an empty purse
a thief
a justice of the peace
a prison
a diseased prostitute
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
Queer Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual) communities as being oppressive or assimilationist.
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Queer Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
