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queer

1 queer /ˈkwiɚ/ adjective
queerer; queerest
1 queer
/ˈkwiɚ/
adjective
queerer; queerest
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEER
old-fashioned : odd or unusual
see also queer fish at 1fish
sometimes disapproving + offensive : of or relating to a person who is not heterosexual or whose internal sense of gender differs from the gender they had or were identified as having at birth : of or relating to someone who is gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.
◊ This meaning of queer was originally strongly disapproving and offensive, but it is now often used in a neutral or positive way, especially by people who identify as queer or in referring to queer people as a group.

— queerly

adverb

— queerness

noun [noncount]
2 queer /ˈkwiɚ/ noun
plural queers
2 queer
/ˈkwiɚ/
noun
plural queers
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEER
[count] sometimes disapproving + offensive
: a person who is not heterosexual or whose internal sense of gender differs from the gender they had or were identified as having at birth : someone who is gay, bisexual, transgender, etc.
◊ The noun queer has a long history of strongly negative use and is likely to be considered offensive when used by someone who does not identify as queer.
3 queer /ˈkwiɚ/ verb
queers; queered; queering
3 queer
/ˈkwiɚ/
verb
queers; queered; queering
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEER
[+ object] informal
: to spoil or ruin (something)