be a queer fish —(also: be a queer bird) be an eccentric or odd person:
- He was a queer fish, but they were used to queer fish, and they took him for granted.
be queer—
1. = be a queer fish:
- Every woman who steps forward to claim her rights faces the allegation that she is queer.
2. be a homosexual: I always thought he was queer.
- His roommate was gay and you just couldn’t pull them away from each other.