"queer as a coot" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} queer as a coot (not comparable)
  1. (simile, UK, informal) Ostentatiously homosexual. Tags: UK, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBTQ Synonyms: bent as a nine-bob note
    Sense id: en-queer_as_a_coot-en-adj-ih8axnEw Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 90 10 Categories (other): British English, English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (simile, UK, informal) Someone considered very strange. Tags: UK, informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-queer_as_a_coot-en-adj-w4EVvgFn Categories (other): British English, English similes
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