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queerhood

queerhood noun: the state or condition of being queer; queerness.

Noun

queerhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being queer; queerness
    • It's not that I'm proud of how I found out or that I think that closeted dildoes alone are enough to indict him for closeted queerhood. There's more to it, and that can only be revealed in the telling of the whole story.1995, John Preston, Michael Lowenthal, Friends and lovers
    • I stand naked inside an enormous shell, my long hair cascading modestly over my crack. Like I was saying, it seems to me that most folks must range somewhere between knee-jerk queerhood of Dell and the in-your-face hetero world of Zorn.2002, Lee Williams, Author of destiny: also known as the Ochoa case - Page 59

Origin of queerhood

From queer + -hood.

Questions about queerhood

What does queerhood mean?
Queerhood means the state or condition of being queer; queerness.
What part of speech is queerhood?
Queerhood is a noun.

Words near queerhood in the dictionary

  1. queered someone's pitch
  2. queered up
  3. queerer
  4. queerers
  5. queerest
  6. queerhood
  7. queerie
  8. queeries
  9. queerification
  10. queerified
  11. queerifies

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