[syn: gay, queer, homophile(a)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), a. [Compar. Queerer (kw[=e]r"[~e]r);
superl. Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf.
querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to
D. dvars, AS, [thorn]weorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel.
[thorn]verr thwart, transverse, Goth. [thorn]wa[`i]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." --W. Irving.
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2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer
transaction. [Colloq.]
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3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Queer \Queer\, n.
1. Counterfeit money. [Slang]
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2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
[PJC]
To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in
circulation. [Slang]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), v. t. [From Queer, a.]
1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
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2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
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3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to
throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
queer
adj 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" [syn: curious, funny, odd,
peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]
2: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: gay,
queer, homophile(a)]
n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen,
queer, poof, poove, pouf]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross,
frustrate, baffle, bilk]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn: queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril]