queer duck
- noun
- /kwɪr dʌk/
- Archaic
:
raro
- He's such a queer duck with his unique fashion sense.
Examples
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My uncle is a real queer duck, always inventing strange gadgets in his garage.
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Although she was considered a queer duck, everyone admired her creativity.
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You could tell he was a queer duck by the way he dressed at the party.
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Some people think she's a queer duck for her unusual hobbies.
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Everyone in the town thought he was a queer duck because of his unique fashion sense.
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At the party, he was definitely a queer duck, dancing to music no one else liked.
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His love for collecting unusual items made him a queer duck among his peers.
Synonyms
119
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
35
8.8
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
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7.2
A person who acts in a strange way
9
5.9
A person who does not fit in with a group
8
6.1
A person who is clearly different from others and does not fit in
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9.9
A person who behaves in a very strange or wild way
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6.0
A person with unusual habits or behavior
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7.0
A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd
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6.8
A person who acts in a way people think is strange
1
8.6
A person who acts a little strange or different
1
9.9
A person who acts in a strange way that others find unpleasant
A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way
A person who acts in an odd or unusual way
A person who seems strange to other people
A person who acts strange and makes others uncomfortable
Antonyms
How Eccentric
Surface Forms
Morphology
queer + duck
The adjective 'queer' straightforwardly conveys 'odd/unusual', so a learner can guess the phrase refers to someone unusual; however, using 'duck' to refer to a person is an informal, dialectal/metaphorical use that B1 learners may not know. Because the person-reference of 'duck' is idiomatic and not fully predictable from the noun 'duck' (the bird), the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The phrase queer duck comes from the image of a queer duck behaving strangely, like a duck that walks or quacks differently from the others. So people used that picture to call someone who stands out 'odd'.