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  • queer´ly — queer «kwihr», adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. not usual or normal; strange; odd; peculiar: »a queer way to repay a favor. That was a queer remark for her to make. The old three cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer! (Oliver… …   Useful english dictionary

  • queer, quaint, odd — Queer means unusually different, differing from the normal or expected, unconventional or eccentric : His conception of loyalty to the company is indeed queer. You have a queer way of showing your appreciation. Queer is also a slang term meaning… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • queer — 1. mod. counterfeit. □ This bill is queer. □ I don’t want any queer money. 2. n. illicit liquor, especially whiskey. (Prohibition era.) □ Can you get me a bottle of queer? □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • queer — I. adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1508 1. a. worthless, counterfeit < queer money > b. questionable, suspicious 2. a. differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Queer theory — is a field of Gender Studies that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of gay and lesbian studies and feminist studies. Heavily influenced by the work of Michel Foucault, queer theory builds both upon feminist challenges to the idea that… …   Wikipedia

  • Queer — Queer, n. 1. Counterfeit money. [Slang] [1913 Webster] 2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive] [PJC] {To shove the queer}, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • queer — [kwir] adj. [N Eng & Scot dial: via beggars cant < ? Ger quer, crosswise, in the orig. sense (MHG twer), crooked] 1. differing from what is usual or ordinary; odd; singular; strange 2. slightly ill; qualmish or giddy 3. Informal doubtful;… …   English World dictionary

  • Queer as Folk (North American TV series) — infobox television show name = Queer as Folk caption = format = Comedy drama runtime = 44 to 58 minutes creator = Russell T Davies and developed for American television by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman starring = Michelle Clunie Robert Gant Thea… …   Wikipedia

  • queer — 1 adjective 1 old fashioned strange or difficult to explain: This orange tastes queer. | She gave a queer laugh. 2 informal a word meaning homosexual, considered offensive when used by people who are not homosexual 3 BrE ill or sick: I m feeling… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • queer — Synonyms and related words: AC DC, abnormal, absurd, affected, amphierotic, anomalous, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, atypical, auntie, autoerotic, bad check, bad money, ball up, base coin, bastard, batty, bereft of reason, bi guy, bisexed,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • queer — queerly, adv. queerness, n. /kwear/, adj., queerer, queerest, v., n. adj. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady:… …   Universalium

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