quirk
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- noun
- /kwɜrk/
- One of her most endearing quirks is the way she always hums while she cooks.
- a personal quirk
- quirks and traits
- flaws and quirks
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Watch on YouTubeAmericans know who Uncle Joe is, quirks and all, slower and all.
- Americans know who Uncle Joe is, quirks and all, slower and all.
- Oh, this isn't some weird quirk of my psychology.
- Or is it a quirk of human cognition?
- And yes, some people may find our quirks toxic.
- It was, and it was comedy written into character quirks, not written into jokes.
- I mean, the book traces some of their cultural kind of quirks from the very beginning.
- Sona's personal little quirk is that if you give her a task, she's terrible.
- Along with her like dancing thing, she has another quirk to make her more lovable.
Examples
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Nurses witness patients as humans with all their quirks and attributes.
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The ones who have the most personality, who have quirks that make them human and endearing.
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It's a little quirk I got, you know?
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A strange quirk of my mother's.
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By a curious quirk of fate, we have the perfect story with which to launch our satellite news network tonight.
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I guess that could be interpreted as a "personality quirk".
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Yes, it's always funny learning the little, you know, quirks of a new dog.
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Some of us have got more quirks than others.
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That's a little quirk of mine.
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Our first round is about some weird quirks of human biology.
Synonyms
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An unusual habit or idea someone has
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An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
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An unusual personal habit or way of behaving that makes someone different
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An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking
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9.9
A strange or unusual habit someone has
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quirk later took the idea of a small 'twist' into personality, so a quirk is an odd little habit or a strange turn in the way someone acts.