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queer

noun

1 queer

Offensive term for a homosexual man.

synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen.

Dutch: flikker, Hagenaar, holtor, mietje, nicht, poot, reetkever, Utrechtenaar
Polish: pedaƂ, ciota, pedzio

verb

1 queer

Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.

synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, scotch, spoil, thwart.

Dutch: afweren, dwarsbomen, frustreren, torpederen

2 queer

Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.

synonyms: endanger, expose, peril, scupper.

adjective

1 queer

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected:
— Something definitely queer about this town.

synonyms: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular.

Roget 83: uncomformable, exceptional; abnormal, abnormous; anomalous, anomalistic; out of order, out of place, out of keeping, out of tune, out of one's element; irregular, arbitrary; teratogenic; ... show more

Roget 853: ridiculous, ludicrous; comical; droll, funny, laughable, pour rire, grotesque, farcical, odd; whimsical, whimsical as a dancing bear; fanciful, fantastic, ... show more

2 queer

Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires.

synonyms: gay, homophile.

Polish: gejowski


Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.

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