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  • 21Queer — has traditionally meant odd or unusual, but is now also used to refer to anyone who is not heteronormative. Its use in reference to LGBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex) communities as well as those perceived to be members of those …

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  • 22queer — ► ADJECTIVE 1) strange; odd. 2) informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. 3) Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. ► NOUN informal, derogatory ▪ a homosexual man. ► VERB informal ▪ spoil or ruin …

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  • 23Be in queer street — to be broken …

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  • 24be in queer street — Australian Slang to be broken …

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  • 25queer — I UK [kwɪə(r)] / US [kwɪr] adjective Word forms queer : adjective queer comparative queerer superlative queerest 1) a) offensive an offensive word for gay, bisexual, or transgender b) used in a positive way for referring to people who are gay,… …

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  • 26queer — 1 adjective 1 old fashioned strange or difficult to explain: This orange tastes queer. | She gave a queer laugh. 2 informal a word meaning homosexual, considered offensive when used by people who are not homosexual 3 BrE ill or sick: I m feeling… …

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  • 27queer — adjective 1》 strange; odd.     ↘Brit. informal, dated slightly ill. 2》 informal, derogatory (of a man) homosexual. noun informal, derogatory a homosexual man. verb informal spoil or ruin. Phrases in Queer Street Brit. informal, dated in… …

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  • 28queer — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 strange; odd; eccentric. 2 shady; suspect; of questionable character. 3 a slightly ill; giddy; faint. b Brit. sl. drunk. 4 derog. sl. (esp. of a man) homosexual. n. derog. sl. a homosexual. v.tr. sl. spoil; put out of order …

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  • 29street —  Arab Urchin.  See Queer Street …

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  • 30Queer Nation — was an organization founded in March 1990 in New York City, USA by AIDS activists from ACT UP.citation |title=Queer Theory/sociology |first=Steven |last=Seidman |authorlink=Steven Seidman |page=414 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=1557867402 …

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