queer (
http://definr.com/queer)
adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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" [syn:
curious,
funny,
odd,
peculiar,
rum,
rummy,
singular]
2: (informal) not as expected; "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" [syn:
fishy,
funny,
shady,
suspect,
suspicious]
3: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn:
gay,
homophile(a)]
n : offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn:
fagot,
faggot,
fag,
fairy,
nance,
pansy,
queen,
poof,
poove,
pouf]
v 1: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart,
spoil,
scotch,
foil,
cross,
frustrate,
baffle,
bilk]
2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
[syn:
expose,
scupper,
endanger,
peril]