QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY

Meaning of QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUY in English

a television programme which started in the US and was then also made in Britain. In each programme, five gay (= homosexual) men help a straight (= heterosexual) man to improve his style in areas such as fashion, culture and interior design. The programme was one of the first to show gay culture on mainstream television.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005

FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bolton Guy Reginald Burgess Guy Francis de Moncy Dorchester of Dorchester Guy Carleton 1st …
Английский словарь Британика
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt, usu -ād.+V adverb ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English streght, streit, from past participle of strecchen to stretch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUEER — I. ˈkwi(ə)r, -iə, dial -wa(a)](ə)r, -we], ]ə, -wär, -wȧ(r\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : differing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUY — I. ˈgī transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English gyen, from Middle French guier — more at guide archaic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EYE — I. ˈī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eie, eye, eighe, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — — straightly , adv. — straightness , n. /strayt/ , adj. straighter, straightest , adv. , n. adj. 1. without …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUEER — — queerly , adv. — queerness , n. /kwear/ , adj., queerer, queerest , v. , n. adj. 1. strange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUY — guy 1 /guy/ , n. , v. , guyed, guying . n. 1. Informal. a man or boy; fellow: He's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EYE — — eyeable , adj. — eyelike , adj. — eyer , n. /uy/ , n. , pl. eyes , ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — I. ˈstrāt adjective Etymology: Middle English streght, straight, from past participle of strecchen to stretch — more at stretch Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUEER — I. ˈkwir adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1508 1. a. : worthless , counterfeit queer money b. : questionable , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUY — I. ˈgī noun Etymology: probably from Dutch gei brail Date: 1623 : a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EYE — I. ˈī noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēage; akin to Old High German ouga eye, Latin oculus, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STRAIGHT — adj a variant of strait, ·adj. 2. straight ·vt to straighten. 3. straight ·superl unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor …
Webster English vocab
QUEER — noun counterfeit money. 2. queer ·add. ·adj to puzzle. 3. queer ·adj mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. 4. …
Webster English vocab
GUY — vt to steady or guide with a guy. 2. guy ·noun a person of queer looks or dress. 3. guy …
Webster English vocab
EYE — noun tinge; shade of color. 2. eye ·noun a brood; as, an eye of pheasants. 3. eye ·noun the hole …
Webster English vocab
STRAIGHT — [straight] adj [ME streght, straight, fr. pp. of strecchen to stretch--more at stretch] (14c) 1 a: free from curves, bends, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUEER — [queer] adj [origin unknown] (1508) 1 a: worthless, counterfeit "~ money" b: questionable, suspicious 2. a: differing in some odd …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GUY — [guy] n [prob. fr. D gei brail] (1623): a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to something as a brace …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — [eye] n [ME, fr. OE eage; akin to OHG ouga eye, L oculus, Gk ops eye, face, Skt aksi eye] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EYE — specialized sensory organ capable of light reception and, in vertebrate animals, able to receive visual images that are then carried …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUY — born c. 1129 died 1194 byname Guy Of Lusignan, French Gui, or Guy, De Lusignan king of Jerusalem who lost …
Britannica English vocabulary
QUEER — queer BrE AmE kwɪə AmE kwɪ ə r ▷ queerer ˈkwɪər ə AmE ˈkwɪr ə r ▷ queerest ˈkwɪər ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUY — guy, Guy BrE AmE ɡaɪ —See also phrases with this word ▷ guyed ɡaɪd ▷ guying ˈɡaɪ ɪŋ ▷ guys …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — / streɪt; NAmE / adverb , adjective , noun ■ adverb ( straight·er , straight·est ) NOT IN CURVE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEER — / kwɪə(r); NAmE kwɪr/ adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( queer·er , queer·est ) 1. ( old-fashioned ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUY — / gaɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] ( informal ) a man : a big / nice / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE — / aɪ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — I. straight 1 S1 W2 /streɪt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ straighten ; noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUEER — I. queer 1 /kwɪə $ kwɪr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from German quer 'going across' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUY — guy S1 W3 /ɡaɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-2, 4-5: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), who …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EYE — I. eye 1 S1 W1 /aɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: eage ] 1 . FOR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUEER — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUEER — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EYE — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STRAIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a extending uniformly in the same direction; without a curve or bend etc. b …
Oxford English vocab
QUEER — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; …
Oxford English vocab
EYE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light-detecting organ in …
Oxford English vocab
STRAIGHT — ( straighter, straightest, straights) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A straight …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEER — ( queerer, queerest, queers) 1. Something that is queer is strange. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) If you ask me, there’s something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EYE — ( eyes, eyeing, or eying, eyed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUEER — (~er, ~est, ~s) 1. Something that is ~ is strange. (OLD-FASHIONED) If you ask me, there’s something a bit ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STRAIGHT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an honest/straight answer ▪ The honest answer is that I don’t know. dead straight/flat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUEER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES queer bashing PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES odd fish/queer fish EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GUY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bad guy fall guy ▪ Browne claims that the company was simply looking for a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EYE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a keen eye for (= is good at noticing ) ▪ She has a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUEER — (HOMOSEXUAL) [noun], [adjective] [slang] - (of) a homosexual, esp. a homosexual man(slang) Queer is sometimes used disapprovingly.He is quoted as …
Cambridge English vocab
GUY — [noun] [C] [informal] - a manHe's a great guy.Do you mean the guy with the blonde hair and glasses?(esp. US …
Cambridge English vocab
EYE — [noun] [C] - one of the pair of organs of seeing in the faces of humans and animalsThey hoped the …
Cambridge English vocab
GUY — n. Bolton Guy Reginald Burgess Guy Francis de Moncy Dorchester of Dorchester Guy Carleton 1st Baron Fawkes Guy Guy Blaché …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STRAIGHT — Synonyms and related words : OK, aboveboard, absolute, absolutely, accordant, accurate, accurately, ace, admitting no exception, agreed, air line, all …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EYE — See: APPLE OF ONE'S EYE, BAT AN EYE or BAT AN EYELASH, BELIEVE ONE'S EYES, CATCH ONE'S EYE, CLEAR-EYED, CLOSE …
Slang English vocab
STRAIGHT — INDEX: 1. straight lines or objects 2. travelling or moving in a straight line 3. sitting or standing straight 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAIGHT — See ↑ CONVENTIONAL/UNCONVENTIONAL 1, ↑ GAY 2, ↑ HONEST 2, ↑ SERIES 3, ↑ STRAIGHT 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ get …
Longman Activator English vocab
STRAIGHT — n. 25B6; adjective a long, straight road : UNSWERVING, undeviating, linear, as straight as an arrow, uncurving, unbending. that picture …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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