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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. offensive term for an openly homosexual man;
[syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf]


VERB (2)

1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
- Example: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"
- Example: "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]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;
- Example: "a curious hybrid accent"
- Example: "her speech has a funny twang"
- Example: "they have some funny ideas about war"
- Example: "had an odd name"
- Example: "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"
- Example: "something definitely queer about this town"
- Example: "what a rum fellow"
- Example: "singular behavior"
[syn: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular]

2. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires;
[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. [1913 Webster] 2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive] [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Queer \Queer\, n. 1. Counterfeit money. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive] [PJC] To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang] [1913 Webster]
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] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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]