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queer (kwîr)

adj. queer·er, queer·est

1. Deviating from the expected or normal; strange: a queer situation.

2. Odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric. See Synonyms at strange.

3. Of a questionable nature or character; suspicious.

4. Slang Fake; counterfeit.

5. Feeling slightly ill; queasy.

6. Offensive Slang Homosexual.

7. Usage Problem Of or relating to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, or transgendered people.

1. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual person.

2. Usage Problem A lesbian, gay male, bisexual, or transgendered person.

tr.v. queered, queer·ing, queers Slang

1. To ruin or thwart: "might try to queer the Games with anything from troop movements . . . to a bomb attack" (Newsweek).

2. To put (someone) in a bad position.

[Perhaps from Low German, oblique, off-center, from Middle Low German dwer; see terk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

queerish adj.

queerly adv.

queerness n.

Usage Note: A reclaimed word is a word that was formerly used solely as a slur but that has been semantically overturned by members of the maligned group, who use it as a term of defiant pride. Queer is an example of a word undergoing this process. For decades queer was used solely as a derogatory adjective for gays and lesbians, but in the 1980s the term began to be used by gay and lesbian activists as a term of self-identification. Eventually, it came to be used as an umbrella term that included gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people. Nevertheless, a sizable percentage of people to whom this term might apply still hold queer to be a hateful insult, and its use by heterosexuals is often considered offensive. Similarly, other reclaimed words are usually offensive to the in-group when used by outsiders, so extreme caution must be taken concerning their use when one is not a member of the group.

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 derogatory homosexual

5. Informal odd or unbalanced mentally; eccentric or slightly mad

6. Slang worthless or counterfeit

Informal derogatory a homosexual, usually a male

vb (tr) Informal

1. to spoil or thwart (esp in the phrase queer someone's pitch)

2. to put in a difficult or dangerous position

[perhaps from German quer oblique, ultimately from Old High German twērh]

queerish adj

queerly adv

queerness n

Usage: Although the term queer meaning homosexual is still considered derogatory when used by non-homosexuals, it is now being used by homosexuals of themselves as a positive term, as in queer politics, queer cinema

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	queer - offensive term for an openly homosexual man fag, faggot, fagot, poof, poove, pouf, nance, fairy, pansy, queen derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something gay man, shirtlifter - a homosexual man
Verb	1.	queer - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" frustrate, scotch, thwart, foil, baffle, bilk, cross, spoil disappoint, let down - fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" dash - destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes" short-circuit - hamper the progress of; impede; "short-circuit warm feelings" ruin - destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"
	2.	queer - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position endanger, peril, scupper, expose affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" compromise - expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute; "The nuclear secrets of the state were compromised by the spy"
Adj.	1.	queer - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" peculiar, rum, rummy, curious, funny, singular, odd strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	2.	queer - homosexual or arousing homosexual desires homophile, gay homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex

queer

adjective

1. strange, odd, funny, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, curious, weird, peculiar, abnormal, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, erratic, singular, eerie, unnatural, unconventional, uncanny, disquieting, unorthodox, outlandish, left-field (informal), anomalous, droll, atypical, outré If you ask me, there's something queer going on.
strange normal, regular, ordinary, common, natural, straight, conventional, orthodox, rational, customary, believable, unexceptional, unoriginal

2. (Informal, derogatory) gay, camp, homosexual, pink (informal) contemporary queer culture

3. faint, dizzy, giddy, queasy, light-headed, reeling Wine before beer and you'll feel queer.

noun

(Informal, derogatory) homosexual, queen (informal), gay, lesbian, homo (informal, derogatory), pansy (informal, derogatory), poof (Brit. & Austral. derogatory slang), batty boy (slang), shirt-lifter (derogatory slang), woofter (derogatory slang) She knows more queers than I do.

verb spoil help, aid, boost, enhance

Usage: Although the term queer meaning `gay' is still considered derogatory when used by non-gays, it is now being used by gay people themselves as a positive term in certain contexts, such as queer politics, queer cinema. Nevertheless, many gay people would not wish to have the term applied to them, nor would they use it of themselves.

Translations

queer [kwɪəʳ]

A. ADJ (queerer (compar) (queerest (superl)))

1. (= odd) → raro, extraño
there's something queer going on → pasa algo raro or extraño
there was a queer noise coming from the kitchen → había un ruido raro en la cocina
to be queer in the head → andar mal de la cabeza
to be in Queer Street (Brit) → estar en apuros

2. (Brit) (o.f.) (= ill) to feel queer → no sentirse bien, encontrarse mal
to come over queer → ponerse malo

3. (o.f., pej) (= homosexual) → maricón, marica

B. N (= homosexual) → maricón m, marica m

C. VT to queer sb's pitch → fastidiar a algn

queer [ˈkwɪə^r]

adj

(old-fashioned) (= odd) → étrange, curieux/euse

(offensive) (= homosexual) [man] → pédé >

(= gay) [culture, activism, politics] → homo

(British) (= sick) I feel queer → je ne me sens pas bien

(offensive) → pédé m >

queer

adj (+er)

(= strange) → eigenartig, seltsam, komisch; (= eccentric) → komisch, kauzig; (inf: = mentally unbalanced) → nicht ganz richtig (im Kopf) (inf); a queer-sounding name → ein komischer Name; he’s a bit queer in the head (inf) → er ist nicht ganz richtig im Kopf (inf); doesn’t it feel queer being the only woman? → kommst du dir nicht komisch vor als einzige Frau?

(= causing suspicion) → verdächtig, nicht ganz hasenrein (inf); there’s something queer about it → da ist etwas faul dran (inf)

(inf) (= unwell) → unwohl; (= peculiar) feeling → komisch; I feel queer (= unwell) → mir ist nicht gut; (= peculiar) → mir ist ganz komisch (inf); I came over all queer → mir wurde ganz anders (inf) → or komisch (inf)

(pej inf: = homosexual) → schwul (inf)

n (pej inf: = homosexual) → Schwule(r) mf (inf)

vt (inf: = spoil) → versauen (inf), → vermasseln (inf); to queer somebody’s pitch (inf) → jdm einen Strich durch die Rechnung machen

queer [kwɪəʳ]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (odd) → strano/a, curioso/a, singolare
he's a queer customer → è un tipo strano
there's something queer going on here → qui c'è qualcosa che non va
queer in the head (fam) → tocco/a, picchiato/a

b. (ill) → strano/a, non giusto/a
to feel queer → sentirsi poco bene

c. (fam, offensive) (homosexual) → omosessuale

d. (suspicious) → dubbio/a, sospetto/a

2. n (old) (fam, offensive, YYY) (male homosexual) → finocchio

3. vt to queer sb's pitch (fam) → rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn

queer [kwɪəʳ]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

b. (ill) → strano/a, non giusto/a
to feel queer → sentirsi poco bene

c. (fam, offensive) (homosexual) → omosessuale

d. (suspicious) → dubbio/a, sospetto/a

2. n (old) (fam, offensive, YYY) (male homosexual) → finocchio

3. vt to queer sb's pitch (fam) → rovinare tutto a qn, rompere le uova nel paniere a qn

queer

adj queer [kwiə]

1 odd, strange or unusual queer behaviour; queer noises in the middle of the night. vreemd, eienaardig غَريب، غَريب странен podivný underlig sonderbar ιδιόρρυθμος, παράξενος, αλλόκοτος extraño; excéntrico; raro pentsik عجیب غریب outo bizarre מוּזָר अजीब čudan, nastran furcsa aneh undarlegur bizzarro, strano 妙な 기묘한 keistas, neįprastas savāds; dīvains; neparasts aneh, pelik zonderling rar, merkelig, pussig dziwny estranho ciudat странный zvláštny čuden čudan konstig, underlig แปลกประหลาด tuhaf, acayip 奇怪的 дивакуватий, дивний عجیب kỳ quặc 奇怪的

2 sick; unwell I do feel a bit queer – perhaps I ate too many oysters. olik مُتَوَعِّك المَزاج неразоложен špatně syg; utilpas unwohl άρρωστος, αδιάθετος mal, pachucho haiglane ناخوش pahoinvoiva mal חוֹלֶה מְעָט बीमार bolestan rosszul érzi magát tidak sehat lasinn, slappur indisposto, male 気分が悪い 기분이 개운치 않은 nelabai sveikas nevesels rasa hendak pitam onwel dårlig niezdrów esquisito homosexual испытывающий недомогание pociťujúci nevoľnosť slab bolestan konstig, illamående น่าสงสัย hasta 不舒服的 той, що нездужає بیمار khó chịu; chóng mặt 不舒服的

3 (slang) homosexual. moffieagtig لوطي، مُصاب بِشُذوذ جِنْسي педераст teplý, přihřátý bøsse schwul, lesbisch ομοφυλοφιλικός (λαϊκ.) maricón homo همجنس باز homoseksuaalinen הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל समलिंगकामी homoseksualan homokos, meleg homoseks omosessuale 男の同性愛者の 동성애의 lytiškai iškrypęs homoseksuāls homoseksual homoseksueel homofil homoseksualny гомосексуальный teplý homoseksualen, pedrski homoseksualan homofil, bög ชายรักร่วมเพศ. ibne （俚）同性戀的 гомосексуальний ہم جنس پرست đồng tính luyến ái （俚）同性恋的

a homosexual. moffie شَخْص لواطي педераст teplouš, homouš, buzik homoseksuel der Schwule, die Lesbe ομοφυλόφιλος (λαϊκ.) maricón homo آدم همجنس باز homo הוֹמוֹסֶקסוּאָל समलिंगकामी homoseksualac homokos, meleg seorang homoseks omosessuale 男の同性愛者 동성애 pederastas homoseksuālists homo homoseksueel homofil, homse/lesbe pedał педик teploš, buzerant, homoš peder homoseksualac homofil, bög กระเทย ibne kişi 同性戀者 гомосексуаліст ہم جنس پرست شخص kẻ đồng tính luyến ái 同性恋

adv queerly

vreemd بِغَرابَه странно divně underligt sonderbar παράξενα, αλλόκοτα extrañamente; excéntricamente kentsakalt بطور عجیب و غریب omituisesti bizarrement בְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר अजीब तरह से čudno furcsán pusing undarlega bizzarramente, stranamente 妙に 별나게 keistai savādi; dīvaini dengan cara yang pelik vreemd underlig, rart dziwnie estranhamente (în mod) ciudat странно zvláštne čudno čudno konstigt, underligt อย่างประหลาด tuhafça, acayip bir şekilde 奇怪地 дивно عجیب طریقے سے kỳ quặc; đồng tính luyến ái 奇怪地

n queerness

vreemdheid غَرابَه странност zvláštnost løjerlighed die Sonderbarkeit παραξενιά, ιδιορρυθμία rareza; excentricidad veidrus عجیب و غریب بودن؛ ناخوشی poikkeavuus bizarrerie מוּזָרוּת अजीबपन čudaštvo furcsaság rasa pusing undarlegheit stramberia 奇妙さ 별남 keistumas savādība; dīvainums kepelikan vreemdheid underlighet; homofil legning dziwność estranheza ciudăţenie странность zvláštnosť nenavadnost čudnost konstighet, underlighet ความประหลาด tuhaflık, acayiplik 奇怪 щось дивне نرالاپن tính kỳ quặc 奇怪

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