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noun
- (context, Derogatory, slang) A homosexual; a person who appear, appears homosexual, or a person who has homosexual quality, qualities.
- (context, slang) A person of non-heterosexual orientation: an asexual, bisexual, homosexual, transsexual, transgender, or questioning person.
Translations: - Dutch: homoseksueel , homo , holebi (also includes lesbians and bisexuals)
- French: gay (inoffensive), pédé (highly offensive)
- German: Homosexueller , Schwuler , Lesbe (latter two sometimes offensive)
- Italian: gay , finocchio (offensive)
- Spanish: apio
verb
- To render an endeavor or agreement ineffective or null.
- To reevaluate or reinterpret a work with an eye to sexual orientation and/or gender, as by applying queer theory.
adjective
- (somewhat old-fashioned) Weird, odd or different.
- (somewhat old-fashioned) Slightly unwell (mainly in to feel queer).
- (slang) Homosexual.
- (slang) Having to do with homosexuality, bisexuality, transgenderism, etc.
Translations: - Dutch: homoseksueel, homo
- French: gay (inoffensive), pédé (highly offensive)
- German: schwul
(trans-mid)
- Italian: omosessuale (neutral)
- Spanish: marica, maricón, trucha, julay, soplanucas, muerdealmohadas (very offensive), joto (offensive)
(trans-bottom)
Having to do with homosexuality, etc.
Etymology: From Scottish, perhaps from Low German (Brunswick dialect) queer = "oblique, off-center", related to German quer = "oblique, perverse, odd", from Old High German twerh = "oblique," from PIE stem - twerk- = "to turn, twist, wind" (related to thwart).
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