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queerness

Variant of queer

adjective

  1. differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange
  2. slightly ill; qualmish or giddy
  3. Informal doubtful; suspicious
  4. Informal having mental quirks; eccentric
  5. Slang counterfeit; not genuine
  6. Slang homosexual: in general usage, still chiefly a slang term of contempt or derision, but lately used as by some academics and homosexual activists as a descriptive term without negative connotations

transitive verb

  1. to spoil the smooth operation or success of
  2. to put (oneself) into an unfavorable position

noun

  1. counterfeit money
  2. a strange or eccentric person
  3. Slang a homosexual: see note at adj. 6

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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