Quirk Definition
kwûrk
quirks
noun
quirks
A sudden twist, turn, or stroke.
A quirk of fortune.
Webster's New World
An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary.
A quirk of fate.
American Heritage
A flourish in writing.
Webster's New World
A peculiarity, peculiar trait, or mannerism.
Webster's New World
An evasion, subterfuge, or quibble.
Webster's New World
verb
To form with quirks.
Webster's New World
(intransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
He quirked an eyebrow.
The corners of her mouth quirked.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Quirk
Noun
Singular:
quirk
Plural:
quirksOrigin of Quirk
First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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