What is the meaning of the word "queer"?

Definitions:

  1. a homosexual man copy to clipboard noun
    • Do people often discriminate against people who the believe are queer? copy to clipboard
  2. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected copy to clipboard adjective
    • I thought that my boss was strange, but then I met my friend's queer boss and I realized that I had it good. copy to clipboard
  3. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires copy to clipboard adjective
    • I wonder how diverse the queer community is in the city? copy to clipboard
  4. to complicate or reframe the analytical categories of, through an analysis of gender, sexuality, and their related power dynamics copy to clipboard verb
    • Their newly published book queers the discourse on prisons. copy to clipboard
  5. to hinder or prevent the efforts, plans, or desires of copy to clipboard verb
    • Should the government queer the advocate's attempts once more a rebellion will probably break out. copy to clipboard
  6. to put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position copy to clipboard verb
    • Throughout the game of chess my opponent kept queering me. copy to clipboard

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