in Queer Street Brit.

in Queer Street Brit.
in Queer Street Brit.
informal, dated
in difficulty or debt.
queer

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  • queer — adjective 1》 strange; odd.     ↘Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. 2》 informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. noun informal, derogatory a homosexual man. verb informal spoil or ruin. Phrases in Queer Street Brit. informal, dated in… …   English new terms dictionary

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  • queer — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; faint. b Brit. sl. drunk. 4 derog. sl. (esp. of a man) homosexual. n. derog. sl. a homosexual. v.tr. sl. spoil; put out of order …   Useful english dictionary

  • queerish — queer ► ADJECTIVE 1) strange; odd. 2) informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. 3) Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. ► NOUN informal, derogatory ▪ a homosexual man. ► VERB informal ▪ spoil or ruin …   English terms dictionary

  • queerly — queer ► ADJECTIVE 1) strange; odd. 2) informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. 3) Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. ► NOUN informal, derogatory ▪ a homosexual man. ► VERB informal ▪ spoil or ruin …   English terms dictionary

  • queerness — queer ► ADJECTIVE 1) strange; odd. 2) informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. 3) Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. ► NOUN informal, derogatory ▪ a homosexual man. ► VERB informal ▪ spoil or ruin …   English terms dictionary

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