adjective, noun, verb
adjective (queerer, queerest)
1 (old-fashioned) strange or unusual:
His face was a queer pink colour. * She had a queer feeling that she was being watched.
2 (!!!, slang) an offensive way of describing a HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves
IDIOMS see FISHn.
noun (!!!, slang) an offensive word for a HOMOSEXUAL, especially a man, which is, however, also used by some homosexuals about themselves
Part of speech: verb
IDIOMS
queer sb's pitch
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