1. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   "something definitely queer about this town";
   - curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum [Brit, informal], rummy [Brit, archaic, informal], singular
    
2. [offensive] Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
   "The queer movement of the 1950s paved the way for LGBTQ+ rights";
   - gay, homophile [archaic]
    
3. Of or relating to non-standard gender identity, esp. not heterosexual
   "The college offered courses in queer studies"

1. A homosexual man
   "before he came out he'd never been called a queer";
   - gay man, gay, fagot [N. Amer, informal], faggot [informal], fag [informal], fairy [informal], pansy [informal], queen [informal], poof [informal], pouf [informal]

1. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   "His late arrival queered his chances";
   - thwart, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk [informal], scupper [informal]
    
2. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
   "His reckless behaviour queered his chances for promotion";
   - expose, scupper, endanger, peril

Derived forms: queerer, queered, queers, queerest, queering

See also: homosexual, oddball, strange, unusual

Type of: adult male, affect, bear on, bear upon, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], forbid, foreclose, forestall, gay, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], homophile [archaic], homosexual, impact, man, preclude, prevent, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Queer