queer



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), a. [Compar. Queerer (kw[=e]r"[~e]r);
   superl. Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf.
   querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to
   D. dvars, AS, [thorn]weorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel.
   [thorn]verr thwart, transverse, Goth. [thorn]wa[`i]rhs angry,
   and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf.
   Torture, Through, Thwart, a.]
   1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in
      some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular;
      strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " A queer
      look." --W. Irving.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer
      transaction. [Colloq.]
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   3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
      [PJC]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Queer \Queer\, n.
   1. Counterfeit money. [Slang]
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   2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
      [PJC]

   To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in
      circulation. [Slang]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:


Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), v. t. [From Queer, a.]
   1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to
      throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]














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