queer

Pronunciation

• enPR: kwîr
• IPA ^(key): /kwir/
• SAMPA: /kwir/

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Adjective

Positive queer

Comparative queerer

Superlative queerest

1. (old, no longer used) If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.
2. (slang) Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.

Synonyms

• (not normal) odd, strange, weird, unusual, bizarre
• (homosexual) gay

Antonyms

• normal
• straight

Noun

Singular queer

Plural queers

1. (slang) A person who is homosexual.

Synonyms

• gay
• fairy
• faggot
• fag

Related words

• genderqueer