Queer (?), a. [Compar.
Queerer (?); superl. Queerest.] [G.
quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer
fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to
D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel.
þverr thwart, transverse, Goth.
þwaìrhs angry, and perh. to L. torqyere to
twist, and E. through. Cf. Torture, Through,
Thwart, a.] 1. At
variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from
what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a
queer story or act. " A queer look." W.
Irving.
2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a
queer transaction.
[Colloq.]
Queer, n. Counterfeit money.
[Slang]
To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money
in circulation. [Slang]
Queer (?), v. t. [From Queer,
a.] 1. To puzzle. [Prov.
Eng. or Slang]
2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally.
[Slang]
3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by
ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]