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    queer - Dictionary definition and meaning for word queer

    Definition
    (noun) offensive term for an openly homosexual man
    Synonyms : fag , faggot , fagot , fairy , nance , pansy , poof , poove , pouf , queen
    Definition
    (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    Synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , scotch , spoil , thwart
    Example Sentence
    • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    • foil your opponent
    Definition
    (verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
    Synonyms : endanger , expose , peril , scupper
    Definition
    (adj) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
    Synonyms : curious , funny , odd , peculiar , rum , rummy , singular
    Example Sentence
    • a curious hybrid accent
    • her speech has a funny twang
    • they have some funny ideas about war
    • had an odd name
    • the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
    • something definitely queer about this town
    • what a rum fellow
    • singular behavior
    Definition
    (adj) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
    Synonyms : gay , homophile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for queer

queer:queen-beer, a queen with a beer is strange.

queer is similar to weird which also means STRANGE.

To stand in a QUEUE for bEER is utterly strange.

Queer and beer rhyme..after having a lot of beer queer person(eccentric person meaning 1) started feeling queer(faint/giddy meaning 2)

remember queen band whose music is eccentric from all others but good...

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