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| 1. | [ adjective ] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | |
| Synonyms: | curious peculiar funny odd singular rummy rum | |
| Examples: | "a curious hybrid accent" "her speech has a funny twang" "had an odd name" "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves" "something definitely queer about this town" "what a rum fellow" "singular behavior" |
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| Related terms: | strange | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (informal) not as expected | |
| Synonyms: | funny suspect suspicious shady fishy | |
| Examples: | "there was something fishy about the accident" "up to some funny business" "some definitely queer goings-on" "a shady deal" "her motives were suspect" "suspicious behavior" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism questionable | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | |
| Synonyms: | endanger expose peril scupper | |
| Related terms: | affect subject compromise vulnerability riskiness | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires | |
| Synonyms: | gay homophile | |
| Related terms: | homosexual | |
| 5. | [ verb ] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | |
| Synonyms: | frustrate thwart foil cross bilk baffle scotch spoil | |
| Examples: | "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge" "foil your opponent" |
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| Related terms: | prevent discourage disappoint short-circuit dash ruin double_cross frustrating frustration cross | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (sexuality) offensive terms for an openly homosexual man | |
| Synonyms: | faggot fag fairy pansy poof poove pouf nance queen fagot | |
| Related terms: | gay_man | |
| Similar spelling: |
query Quero Querry quire quira quarry |
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