queer

Definition

  • noun: a homosexual person
  • verb: to spoil the effect or success of
  • verb: to spoil or ruin (something)
  • adjective: odd or unusual
  • adjective: differing in some odd way from what is usual or normal
  • synonyms: worthless, questionable, odd

Examples

  • He's a bit 'queer' in the head. [=he's mentally strange or unwell; he's slightly crazy]

  • ('Brit') The unexpected delay 'queered his pitch'. [=ruined his plans]

  • I had a 'queer' feeling that something bad was about to happen.

Movie quotes

  • (..) which I know is giving you all sorts of mixed-up ideas about gender, while your brain is still loose and stupid. Just remember, if you become a queer later in life, this isn't my fault! Don't you sing no songs in your nightclub act called, "My Daddy was My Mommy," while gazing longingly (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6