What is the meaning of queer?

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noun

verb

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.
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APAWordNet. (2010). queer. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/queer/definitions/1181795
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