QUEER
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Queer (kw&ē;r), a. [Compar. Queerer (kw&ē;r"&etilde_;r); superl. Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. þverr thwart, transverse, Goth. þwaìrhs 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.
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2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction.[Colloq.]
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3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
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Queer, n. 1. Counterfeit money. [Slang]
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2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
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To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang]
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Queer (kw&ē;r), v. t. [From Queer, a.] 1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
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2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
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3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]
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