adjective
1.
strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
2.
3.
not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish: to feel queer.
4.
mentally unbalanced or deranged.
5.
verb (used with object)
7.
to spoil; ruin.
8.
to put (a person) in a hopeless or disadvantageous situation as to success, favor, etc.
9.
to jeopardize.
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noun
Idioms 10.
11.
Slang. counterfeit money.
12.
queer the pitch, British Informal. to spoil the chances of success.
Origin:
1500–10; perhaps < German quer oblique, cross, adverse
1500–10; perhaps < German quer oblique, cross, adverse
Related forms
queer·ly, adverb
queer·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. ordinary.
1. ordinary.
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queer (kwɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| queer (kwɪə) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
queer
1508, "strange, peculiar, eccentric," from Scottish, perhaps from Low Ger. (Brunswick dialect) queer "oblique, off-center," related to Ger. quer "oblique, perverse, odd," from O.H.G. twerh "oblique," from PIE base *twerk- "to turn, twist, wind" (related to thwart). The verb
"to spoil, ruin" is first recorded 1812. Sense of "homosexual" first recorded 1922; the noun in this sense is 1935, from the adj.
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queer definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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