"queer as Dick's hatband" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: A variant (the earliest attested and formerly most common) of the phrase Dick's hatband Etymology templates: {{m|en|Dick's hatband}} Dick's hatband Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=queer as Dick's hatband}} queer as Dick's hatband (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial, dated, possibly offensive) Very queer: very unusual or strange. Tags: colloquial, dated, not-comparable, offensive, possibly Synonyms: strange Derived forms: as queer as Dick's hatband
    Sense id: en-queer_as_Dick's_hatband-en-adj-STJ0mKqQ

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