queer

kwɪə

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#1·8h ago

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

This is a one-shot thing we got goin’ on here. You know I ain’t queer.

Origin: Attested since about 1510, at first in . Usually taken to be from (Brunswick dialect) queer or the related , from , from , from , from ; compare , and see more at thwart. The OED argues against this due to the semantic differences and the date at which the word appears in Scots. Began to be used to describe gay people in the late 19th century, see usage notes for more. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(broadly) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.

the queer community

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#3·8h ago

(dated) , odd or different; whimsical.

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