queer

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

• “a curious hybrid accent”
• “her speech has a funny twang”
• “they have some funny ideas about war”
• “had an odd name”
• “the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves”
• “something definitely queer about this town”
• “what a rum fellow”
• “singular behavior”

not as expected

• “there was something fishy about the accident”
• “up to some funny business”
• “some definitely queer goings-on”
• “a shady deal”
• “her motives were suspect”
• “suspicious behavior”

homosexual or arousing homosexual desires

offensive terms for an openly homosexual man

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth”
• “;”

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position