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What is the noun for queer?

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queer
  1. (colloquial) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
  2. (colloquial) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
  3. (derogatory) General term of abuse, casting aspersions on target's sexuality; compare gay.
  4. (definite, with "the", informal, archaic) Counterfeit money.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “George objected to being perceived as a queer, not that there was anything wrong with that.”
      “She was a proud queer who had a very specific perspective.”
      “Give us your word to let Miss Williams alone, or in you go. We're on. You're shoving the queer.”
queerness
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being queer or odd.
  2. (countable) Something queer; an oddity.
  3. (uncountable) The quality of being queer, in the sense of not conforming to normal sexual identities.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “She was next overcome by the unspeakable queerness of the fact that she should be sitting in an arm-chair, in the morning, in the middle of the world.”
      “From early on, he was comfortable with and even proud of his queerness.”
      “The liberation of queerness and gayness is to go and live your life how you can to be happy.”
queersploitation
  1. (film, rare) A genre of exploitation films dealing with queer or homosexual people.
queerification
  1. The process of making or becoming queer, i.e. not conforming to mainstream sexual identity or behaviour.
queerdom
  1. The world of queer (homosexual) people; homosexuals collectively; homosexuality; queerhood.
queerism
  1. The beliefs and practices of queer people, i.e. those with unconventional sexuality.
queerspeak
  1. The style of language used by people who are queer, or do not conform to norms of gender and sexuality.
queerphobia
  1. (uncommon) Fear or hatred of queer people. (Compare homophobia.)
queerdar
  1. The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is queer by observing that person.
queerhood
queerization
  1. Process of making queer (homosexual, transgender, etc.).
queernesses
queerdoms
  1. plural of queerdom
queers
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