queer
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🇺🇸
/kwɪr/
🇬🇧
/kwɪə/
strange or non-normative
Etymology
'queer' originates from German, specifically the word 'quer,' where 'quer' meant 'oblique' or 'perverse.'
'quer' transformed into the English word 'queer' and eventually became the modern English word 'queer' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'strange or odd,' but over time it evolved to include meanings related to non-normative sexual and gender identities.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
to spoil or ruin something.
He queered the deal by revealing too much information.
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Adjective 1
strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different.
The sky had a queer shade of green before the storm.
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Adjective 2
relating to or denoting a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms.
They identify as queer and are active in the LGBTQ+ community.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:45