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USAGE NOTE
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are often used to discriminate or offend. However, this word may be used by a member of the LGBTQ community in a way not intended to offend in the senses shown in 2) and 3).
queer(
kwir
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sexuality)
a. el queer (M), la queer (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My friends and I bought "Yas queers!" T-shirts at Madrid Pride.Mis amigos y yo compramos playeras que dicen "¡Arriba los queers!" en el festival MADO.
2. (extremely offensive) (homosexual)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. el maricón (M) (extremely offensive)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
b. el marica (M) (extremely offensive)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (sexuality)
a. queer
I identify as queer because I am attracted to multiple genders.Me identifico como queer porque me siento atraído por diferentes sexos.
4. (extremely offensive) (homosexual)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. maricón (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
b. marica (extremely offensive)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. queer
My professor just published a book about gender and queer theory.Mi profesora acaba de publicar un libro sobre el género y la teoría queer.
a. raro
I left my keys here on the table just a moment ago, and now they're gone. How very queer.Dejé mis llaves aquí en la mesa y ahora no están. Qué cosa más rara.
b. extraño
Don't you think it rather queer there aren't more people in the shops today?¿No te parece bastante extraño que no haya más gente en las tiendas hoy?
7. (colloquial) (ill) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
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