differing from the normal or usual in a way regarded as odd or strange
2.
suspicious, dubious, or shady
3.
faint, giddy, or queasy
4.
informal, taboo homosexual
5.
informal odd or unbalanced mentally; eccentric or slightly mad
6.
slang worthless or counterfeit
—n
7.
informal, taboo a homosexual, usually a male
—vb
8.
to spoil or thwart (esp in the phrase queer someone's pitch)
9.
to put in a difficult or dangerous position
[C16: perhaps from German quer oblique, ultimately from Old High German twērh]
usage Although the term queer meaning homosexual is still considered highly offensive when used by non-homosexuals, it is often used by homosexuals themselves as a positive term, as in queer politics, queer cinema