Queer Duck (Noun)
Meaning
Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- She was the queer duck in the family, always insisting on doing things her own way and rejecting tradition.
- In the corporate world, he was seen as a queer duck for wearing brightly colored suits and having a hairstyle that changed with the seasons.
- Her art projects were often misunderstood by her peers, leading them to label her as the queer duck of the group.
- At the family reunion, everyone pointed and stared at cousin Ed, the queer duck who had brought his pet chicken in a designer purse.
- Among the strict rules and routines of the boarding school, the queer duck was the girl who refused to cut her hair short and instead grew it long and unruly.