queer
adjective
strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular.
queers
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pluralof queer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Even though my gaydar immediately found the queers in the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
“To the queers, to the Latin, to the immigrants, this is for you,” said Lacorazza, a Colombian American filmmaker whose film is set in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
They were lesbians, gays, queers, and gender-nonconforming people who had been the target of homophobic and transphobic speech and violence.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
An older bisexual character is something missing from television, where elder queers are few and far between.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2023
Or perhaps she does something that queers herself first thing.”
From Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls by Julia Augusta Schwartz
