queeradjective
uk/kwɪər/us/kwɪr/queer adjective (GAY)
often offensive (especially of a man) gay
Note:
- Gay people sometimes use this word in a way that is not offensive.
queer adjective (STRANGE)
old-fashioned strange, unusual, or not expected:
What a queer thing to say!
I'm feeling rather queer (= ill), may I sit down?
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Strange, suspicious and unnatural
- aberrant
- abnormal
- add
- bizarre
- curious
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- kinky
- kooky
- like nothing (else) on earth idiom
- like nothing on earth idiom
- not add up idiom
- peculiarly
- rum
- sicko
- singularity
- singularly
- strange
- suss
- whacky
- whimsical
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Not expected or planned
queernoun [ C ]
uk/kwɪər/us/kwɪr/often offensivea gay person, especially a man
queerverb
uk/kwɪər/us/kwɪr/queer sb's pitch UK informal
to spoil a chance or an opportunity for someone, often on purpose:
If she asks Dan for a pay rise before I do, it will probably queer my pitch.
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Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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