QUIRK

n. 1 a peculiarity of behaviour. 2 a trick of fate; a freak. 3 a flourish in writing. 4 (often attrib.) Archit. a hollow in a moulding. quirkish adj. quirky adj. (quirkier, quirkiest). quirkily adv. quirkiness n.

[ 16th c.: orig. unkn. ]