QUEER

• (noun) offensive term for an openly homosexual man

  synonyms : fag , faggot , fagot , fairy , nance , pansy , poof , poove , pouf , queen

  Jones was a queer. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

  synonyms : endanger , expose , peril , scupper

  He tried to queer John's pitch. -added by naila_inlas

• (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

  "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent"

  synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , scotch , spoil , thwart

  last summer the children did everything they could to baffle their mother's plans for summer classes for them. -added by diviya_inlas

  you had to come along just then to bilk all those well laid plans of ours. -added by diviya_inlas

• (adj.) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

  "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"

  synonyms : curious , funny , odd , peculiar , rum , rummy , singular

  There is something very queer about this town. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

  synonyms : gay , homophile

  He was giving John some queer looks. -added by naila_inlas

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