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(), a.[Compar.Queerer (); superl.Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, weorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. verr thwart, transverse, Goth. warhs angry, and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf. Torture, Through, Thwart, a.] 1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " A queer look." W. Irving. 2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [Colloq.] Queer n.Counterfeit money. [Slang] To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang] Queer (), v. t.[From Queer, a.] 1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang] 2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang] 3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang] スポンサード リンク
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