queer

adj 1: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious

hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they

have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name";

"the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something

definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum

fellow"; "singular behavior" [syn: {curious}, {funny},

{odd}, {peculiar}, {rum}, {rummy}, {singular}]

2: (informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about

the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some

definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives

were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {fishy}, {funny},

{shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]

3: homosexual or arousing homosexual desires [syn: {gay}, {homophile(a)}]

n : a disparaging term for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot},

{faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {pansy}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]

v 1: to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's

amazing September surge." [syn: {thwart}, {spoil}, {scotch},

{foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]

2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

[syn: {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}, {peril}]