词汇 | queer |
释义 | queer Theme: ALCOHOL n. illicit liquor, especially whiskey. (Prohibition era.)Can you get me a bottle of queer?This isn't queer; it's left over from before Prohibition. Theme: False/ mod. counterfeit.This bill is queer.I don't want any queer money. Theme: GAY 1. mod. homosexual or bisexual. (Derogatory. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion.) Who is that queer character?Isn't he queer?She doesn't like being called queer. 2. n. a homosexual male, occasionally a female. (Derogatory. Usually offensive. Use only with discretion. Once resented by homosexuals, coming back into use.) Tell that queer to get out of here.She came to the dance with a queer. Theme: INTOXICATED - ALCOHOL mod. alcohol intoxicated.After a glass or two, he got a little queer.She was so queer she could hardly stagger home. Theme: RUINATION tr. to spoil something.Please don't queer the deal.I was afraid his dirty look would queer his chances. queer noun 1 a homosexual man or a lesbian. Usually pejorative, but also a male homosexual term of self-reference within the gay underground and subculture US, 1914. 2 counterfeit money UK, 1812verb to spoil something; to ruin something; to interfere with something UK, 1812.► queer a pitchto spoil a situation or a circumstance; to undermine someone's efforts UK, 1875adjective 1 homosexual. Derogatory from the outside, not from within US, 1914. 2 catering to or patronised by homosexuals US, 1957. 3 driven by deep and perverse sexual desires US, 1967. 4 not good; out of fashion. Like 'gay', 'queer' has been hijacked from its homosexual context US, 1997. 5 counterfeit US, 1951.► to be queer forto be fond of someone or something US, 1953 Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers. queer1. verb To ruin or upset something. You're going to queer the whole thing if you keep asking so many questions! 2. noun A derogatory and highly offensive term for a homosexual, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise non-heterosexual or non-cisgender person. 3. noun A reclaimed term (see Definition 2) used by homosexual, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise non-heterosexual or non-cisgender people to self-identify as such. Yeah, I'm a queer, a dude who likes dudes. So what? 4. noun, slang Alcohol, especially when it is not allowed (such as during Prohibition). You better not get caught drinking that queer in here. 5. adjective Very strange. Everyone could tell he was a queer one as soon as he walked into the party with his mismatched clothing. 6. adjective A derogatory and highly offensive term used to describe a homosexual, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise non-heterosexual or non-cisgender person. 7. adjective A reclaimed term (see Definition 6) used by homosexual, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise non-heterosexual or non-cisgender people to self-identify as such or to describe related issues, interests, etc. Being queer shouldn't mean having to be treated as a second-class citizen. Queer literature is having a renaissance. 8. adjective Describing a sensibility or perspective that rejects the notion that there are only two distinct gender identities. That haircut really suits her queer aesthetic. 9. adjective Having a focus on sex and gender, especially that which is non-heteronormative. Couldn't we also do a queer reading of this text? 10. adjective Fraudulent or illegitimate. Don't show me those queer financial records—I don't want to know anything about your seedy doings! 11. adjective, slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really queer. queeredslang Made or turned into a non-heterosexual. Often but not always used in an offensive derogatory manner. He said he didn't want to join the wrestling team because he was afraid of getting queered by having so much physical contact with other guys. That was so amazing. If I weren't already gay, I think I would have gotten queered by watching it. queer1. mod. counterfeit. I don’t want any queer money. 2. n. illicit liquor, especially whiskey. (Prohibition era.) This isn’t queer; it’s left over from before prohibition. 3. mod. alcohol intoxicated. After a glass or two, he got a little queer. 4. tv. to spoil something. Please don’t queer the deal. 5. mod. homosexual. (Rude and derogatory. But now in wider use in a positive sense.) She doesn’t like being called queer. 6. n. a homosexual male, occasionally a female. (Rude and derogatory. But now in wider use in a positive sense.) Tell that queer to stop following me. queered mod. alcohol intoxicated. (In the sense made bogus.) How can anybody get so queered on two beers?
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