queer

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: fagotfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueenpoofpoovepoufthwartspoil

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. offensive term for an openly homosexual manSynonyms: fagotfaggotfagfairynancepansyqueenpoofpoovepouf

Verb (2)

  1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of“What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”“foil your opponent”Synonyms: thwartspoilscotchfoilcrossfrustratebafflebilk
  2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult positionSynonyms: exposescupperendangerperil

Adjective (2)

  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”Synonyms: curiousfunnyoddpeculiarrumrummysingular
  2. homosexual or arousing homosexual desiresSynonyms: gayhomophile(a)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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]

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.]

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