"queer as a coot" meaning in English

See queer as a coot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} queer as a coot (not comparable)
  1. (simile, UK, informal) Ostentatiously homosexual. Tags: UK, informal, not-comparable Categories (topical): LGBT Synonyms: bent as a nine-bob note
    Sense id: en-queer_as_a_coot-en-adj-ih8axnEw Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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