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gear queer

gear queer noun: someone who overspends on high-end equipment (particularly in military or hobbyist contexts).

Noun

gear queer (plural gear queers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) Someone who overspends on high-end equipment (particularly in military or hobbyist contexts).
    • Online "hobbyist" communities are full of consumerist gear queers trying to buy happiness.
    Synonyms:
    geardo

Synonyms of gear queer

Forms of gear queer

pluralgear queers

Questions about gear queer

What does gear queer mean?
Gear queer means someone who overspends on high-end equipment (particularly in military or hobbyist contexts).
What part of speech is gear queer?
Gear queer is a noun.
What is the plural of gear queer?
The plural of gear queer is gear queers.

Words near gear queer in the dictionary

  1. gear knobs
  2. gear lever
  3. gear levers
  4. gear oil
  5. gear oils
  6. gear queer
  7. gear queers
  8. gear ratio
  9. gear ratios
  10. gear shift
  11. gear shifts

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