QUEER


Meaning of QUEER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kwɪə(r) ]

( queerer, queerest, queers)

1.

Something that is queer is strange. ( OLD-FASHIONED )

If you ask me, there’s something a bit queer going on.

ADJ

2.

People sometimes call homosexual men queers . ( INFORMAL, OFFENSIVE )

N-COUNT

Queer is also an adjective.

...queer men.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ

3.

Queer means relating to homosexual people, and is used by some homosexuals.

...contemporary queer culture.

= gay

ADJ : ADJ n

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