Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiqueer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiqueer
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposed to queer (non-heterosexual) people.

noun

One who is opposed to queer people.

Example Sentences

"On the connection between antiqueer and anticommunist hysteria..."
"The antiqueer brigade of the Muslim Students Association fell apart before my eyes."
"While arguments that claim to identify the singular cause of antiqueer oppression can be exhilarating and compelling, they are also dangerous..."
"Nothing is wrong with pederasty or prostitution; indeed the anti-queers are now using this issue as a grounds of attack. Pretending that Greek love didn't include pederasty and prostitution implicitly concedes that the moralists are right."

Etymology

From anti- + queer.

Inflected Forms

antiqueers (plural)

Synonyms

antigay antifag

Questions

What does antiqueer mean?: Opposed to queer (non-heterosexual) people.
Where does antiqueer come from?: From anti- + queer.

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