queerish
World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | 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 | |
| 'queerish | |
| —adj | |
| 'queerly | |
| —adv | |
| 'queerness | |
| —n | |
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Queerish
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