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queer
has definitions from the field of sexuality
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[ adjective ] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Examples "a curious hybrid accent" "her speech has a funny twang" "had an odd name" "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" "something definitely queer about this town" "what a rum fellow" "singular behavior" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)Time is a queer thing and memory a queerer ; the tricks that time plays_with memory and memory with time are queerest of all . Time is a queer thing and memory a queerer ; the tricks that time plays_with memory and memory with time are queerest of all . Time is a queer thing and memory a queerer ; the tricks that time plays_with memory and memory with time are queerest of all . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)Also , since the man questioned feels a strong compulsion to answer ( and thereby avoid the consequences of being thought queer ) the question has assumed some measurable properties of a command . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (informal) not as expected
Synonyms Examples "there was something fishy about the accident" "up to some funny business" "some definitely queer goings-on" "a shady deal" "her motives were suspect" "suspicious behavior" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Wilson was told that it was a sort of hotel for white people , which seemed to him rather queer . Related terms |
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[ verb ] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
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[ adjective ] (sexuality) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
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[ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Examples "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent" Related terms prevent discourage disappoint short-circuit dash ruin double_cross frustrating frustration cross |
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