queer
queer1 /kwɪə $ kwɪr/ 
adjective
2. old-fashioned strange or difficult to explain:
She gave a queer laugh.
Hank was beginning to feel a little queer.
3. queer in the head old-fashioned slightly crazy
—queerly adverb:
Sue looked at him queerly.
queer2 noun [countable]
taboo an offensive word for a homosexual person, especially a man. Do not use this word.
queer3 verb
queer sb’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody British English informal to make it difficult for someone to do something that they had planned to do
| I |
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from German quer 'going across'
1. taboo an offensive word used to describe someone who is homosexual, especially a man. Do not use this word.Origin: Perhaps from German quer 'going across'
2. old-fashioned strange or difficult to explain:
3. queer in the head old-fashioned slightly crazy
—queerly adverb:
| II |
noun [countable]taboo an offensive word for a homosexual person, especially a man. Do not use this word.
| III |
verbqueer sb’s pitch/queer the pitch for somebody British English informal to make it difficult for someone to do something that they had planned to do