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How to pronounce queer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum, rummy, singular
Derivation queerness


something definitely queer about this town.
Type Words
Synonyms fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen
Type of homosexual, gay, homo, homophile
Type Words
Synonyms endanger, expose, peril, scupper
Type of bear upon, bear on, touch, affect, impact, touch on
Has types compromise
Type Words
Synonyms gay, homophile
Derivation queerness
Type Words
Synonyms baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, scotch, spoil, thwart
Type of forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Has types let down, short-circuit, ruin, dash, disappoint

Examples of queer

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They aim to broadcast to the masses issues of importance to the queer community.
From the timesunion.com
The queer, disconcerting din and sin of a city won't be found in these environs.
From the nzherald.co.nz
A monthlong festival featuring queer artists and themes throughout San Francisco.
From the sfgate.com
Isn't it time to do an article on the queer habits of hypocritical heterosexuals?
From the time.com
If you are a Vendola's voter you must be potentially a queer, a queen, a poof too.
From the economist.com
Queer theory attempts to maintain a critique more than define a specific identity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Outside the US, interest in queer theory has increased during the last decade.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This show is me giving the queer world a spanking and saying they're little brats.
From the sfgate.com
I felt stumped, as I have a queer feeling about travelling by train just now.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Curious: 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 ...
  • Fagot: offensive term for an openly homosexual man
  • Thwart: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
  • Gay: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
  • Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  • (queerness) oddity: a strange attitude or habit
  • Queer has traditionally meant or , though modern use often pertains to LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and non-normative heterosexual) people. ...
  • Queer is the eighth (and final) studio album by the British pop group Thompson Twins.
  • Queer is an early short novel (written between 1951 and 1953, published in 1985) by William S. Burroughs. It is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, Junkie, which ends with the stated ambition of finding a drug called Yage. Queer, although not devoted to that quest, does include a trip to South America looking for the substance.