Queer Definition
kwîr
queered, queerest, queering, queers, queerer
adjective
queerest, queerer
Differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange.
Webster's New World
Having mental quirks; eccentric.
Webster's New World
Doubtful; suspicious.
Webster's New World
Slightly ill; qualmish or giddy.
Webster's New World
Of or relating to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgender people.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
queers
Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or a lesbian.
American Heritage
Counterfeit money.
Webster's New World
A strange or eccentric person.
Webster's New World
A homosexual.
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verb
queered, queering, queers
To spoil the smooth operation or success of.
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To ruin or thwart.
American Heritage
To put (oneself) into an unfavorable position.
Webster's New World
To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.
Wiktionary
To reevaluate or reinterpret a work with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
Wiktionary
adverb
Wiktionary
idiom
be queer for
- to have a strong liking for; be obsessed with
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Queer
Noun
Singular:
queerPlural:
queersAdjective
Base Form:
queer
Comparative:
queererSuperlative:
queerestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Queer
- be queer for
Origin of Queer
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From Scots, perhaps from Middle Low German (Brunswick dialect) queer (“oblique, off-center"), related to German quer (“diagonally"), from Old High German twerh (“oblique"), from Proto-Indo-European *twerk- (“to turn, twist, wind"). Related to thwart.
From Wiktionary
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Perhaps from Low German oblique, off-center from Middle Low German dwer terkw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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