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quare en · ADJ

Etymology

Variant of queer.

Meanings

1. (Appalachia, Ireland, dated, qualifier:Ottawa Valley) Queer, strange.
   • Look, the quare fellow’s got to be buried in the morning, whether we like it or not, so cut the mullarkey and get back to work. 1956, Brendan Behan, The Quare Fellow, page 60:
   • I was after finishing my dinner when there was quare knock on the door.
2. (Ireland, used for emphasis) A lot of, very, great.
   • He'd brought a quare amount of money with him.

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