queer Definition In English

• 0 (especially of a man) gay:

  • They strongly identify with queer culture.

  • He says they use the word "queer" to include anyone who wants to be included (gay, bi, trans, whatever).

  • We were criminalized just for being queer.

• 1 strange, unusual, or not expected:

  • I'm feeling rather queer (= ill), may I sit down?

  • What a queer thing to say!

• 2 a gay person, especially a man

• 3 to change something so that it does not relate only to one gender, either male or female, or so that it no longer fits traditional ideas about gender or sexuality:

  • Teenage boys with Instagram accounts are queering the cosmetics industry.

• 4 to spoil a chance or an opportunity for someone, often intentionally:

  • If she asks Dan for a pay rise before I do, it will probably queer my pitch.

• 5 unusual or strange:

  • She had a queer expression on her face.