queer

nouns

offensive term for an openly homosexual man

fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer

verbs

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper

adjectives

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

"a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"

curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular

is derived from

queerness

homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

gay, homophile, queer

is derived from

queerness