Queer Street

English Etymology en Pronunciation en En-au-Queer Street.ogg AU Proper noun queer street en idiomatic en boxing A stunned condition. en Cronin's Corner Los Angeles Times August 10, 1957 In any event, the German slugger nailed down 21 of his 39 victories by putting his opponent on Queer Street via the knockout route. en In the Wake of the News Chicago Tribune March 9, 1971 Frazier had him on Queer Street in the 11th round. ... He was glad he got off Queer Street. en UK dated A difficult circumstance, especially bankruptcy; hard times. en Comic Songs 23 Thomas Hudson 1818 But soon they led a Queer-street life, / 'Twas what she'd not expected / Like cat and dog, with snarl and strife, / And love and lamps neglected. / About his work he would not wag 1927 277 He is one of those men who have overshot their true generation. He should have been a buck in the days of the Regency—a boxer, an athlete, a plunger on the Turf, a lover of fair ladies, and, by all account, so far down Queer Street that he may never find his way back again. en The dangers of commerce in medical care Yorkshire Post March 17, 2009 The only reason Ms Beverley-Stevenson and her two companies are in business is to make a profit, otherwise she and her partners would be on Queer Street. Suspicious circumstances. I found the wadding of the pistol with which the deceased Mr. Tulkinghorn was shot. It was a bit of the printed description of your house at Chesney Wold. Not much in that, you'll say, Sir Leicester Dedlock, Baronet. No. But when my foreign friend here is so thoroughly off her guard as to think it a safe time to tear up the rest of that leaf, and when Mrs. Bucket puts the pieces together and finds the wadding wanting, it begins to look like Queer Street. Usage notes This term may be seen as offensive by those unaware of its actual meanings.John Bingham Robert Peston fends off homophobia claims over 'Queer Street' comments https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8889306/Robert-Peston-fends-off-homophobia-claims-over-Queer-Street-comments.html telegraph.co.uk 14 November 2011 31 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109014217/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8889306/Robert-Peston-fends-off-homophobia-claims-over-Queer-Street-comments.html 9 January 2026 References