Queer fish
noun
1.
(Brit, informal) an eccentric or odd person
noun phrase
A strange or weird person; odd fellow; wack, weirdo (1750+)
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- Queering
[kweer] /kwɪər/ adjective, queerer, queerest. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady: Something queer about the language of the prospectus kept investors away. 3. not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish: to feel queer. […]
- Queerness
[kweer] /kwɪər/ adjective, queerer, queerest. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady: Something queer about the language of the prospectus kept investors away. 3. not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish: to feel queer. […]
- Queerly
[kweer] /kwɪər/ adjective, queerer, queerest. 1. strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice. 2. of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady: Something queer about the language of the prospectus kept investors away. 3. not feeling physically right or well; giddy, faint, or qualmish: to feel queer. […]
- Queer-street
noun 1. a condition of financial instability or embarrassment: Such extravagance will surely put them in Queer Street. noun 1. (sometimes capitals) (informal) a difficult situation, such as debt or bankruptcy (in the phrase in queer street)
- Queif
noun a night-cap or skull-cap; also called coif Usage Note rare