quirk

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Eileen has a few quirks, but the strangest one is that she puts mustard on everything including doughnuts.

noun

The definition of a quirk is an odd occurrence or a unique and peculiar behavior or characteristic.

When a strange twist of fate leads you to bump into your old high school sweetheart and you end up getting married, this is an example of a quirk of fate.
When you have to do something sort of odd, like spin around twice before sitting in your chair, this is an example of a behavioral quirk.

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quirk

1. a sudden twist, turn, or stroke: a quirk of fortune
2. a flourish in writing
an evasion, subterfuge, or quibble
a peculiarity, peculiar trait, or mannerism
Now Rare a clever turn of speech; sally; quip
Archit. a groove running lengthwise in a molding

Origin of quirk

from uncertain or unknown; perhaps

Archit. to form with quirks

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quirk

noun

A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: “Every man had his own quirks and twists” ( Harriet Beecher Stowe )
An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.
A sudden sharp turn or twist: a quirk of the head.
Architecture A lengthwise groove on a molding between the convex upper part and the soffit.
Archaic An equivocation; a quibble.

Origin of quirk

Origin unknown

Related Forms:

quirk′i·ly
adverb

quirk′i·ness
noun

quirk′y
adjective

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Noun

(plural quirks)

an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
(architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
(archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present quirks, present participle quirking, simple past and past participle quirked)

(intransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
He quirked an eyebrow.
The corners of her mouth quirked.

Origin

First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.

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