noun
- Offensive term for an openly homosexual man.
verb
- Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
- usage: "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
adjective
- Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
- usage: "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"
- Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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