"queery" meaning in All languages combined

See queery on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more queery [comparative], most queery [superlative]
Etymology: queer + -y Etymology templates: {{suf|en|queer|y}} queer + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} queery (comparative more queery, superlative most queery)
  1. (dated, colloquial, regional) Queer; curious; strange. Tags: colloquial, dated, regional
    Sense id: en-queery-en-adj-lHcL0e4c Categories (other): Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: queerie

Noun [English]

Forms: queeries [plural]
Etymology: queer + -y Etymology templates: {{suf|en|queer|y}} queer + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} queery (plural queeries)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A homosexual. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-queery-en-noun-wM-RWPo3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: queerie

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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