"queer" meaning in English

See queer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kwir/ Audio: en-us-queer.ogg [US] Forms: queer [positive], queerer [comparative], queerest [superlative]
enPR: kwîr Head templates: {{adj|queer|queerer|queerest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is queer, it is a little bit strange, it is not quite normal.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-adj-086mHmPC
  2. If someone feels queer, that person is mentally strange or sick.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-adj-8~VN4-04 Categories (other): Slang
  3. Another word for homosexual or for LGBT people in general. It is sometimes used as a derogatory term and some people see it as a slur.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-adj-3zjPThEW Categories (other): Slang
  4. Denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially heterosexual norms.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-adj-cZe8jH6a

Noun

IPA: /kwir/ Audio: en-us-queer.ogg [US] Forms: queer [singular], queers [plural]
enPR: kwîr Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person who is homosexual.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-noun--VCDrrx5 Categories (other): Slang, Vulgar
  2. A person whose gender identity is nonbinary or differs from the sex they had or were identified as having at birth.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-noun-w~ZrL2tC

Verb

IPA: /kwir/ Audio: en-us-queer.ogg [US] Forms: queer [canonical], queers [third-person, singular], queered [past], queered [past, participle], queering [present, participle]
enPR: kwîr Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To queer somebody's pitch means to upset someone's plans.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-verb-UoNCQbkn Categories (other): Slang
  2. To queer something is to see it, examine it, or show it from a queer perspective.
    Sense id: simple-queer-en-verb--pFSGvL0
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