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queerdom

noun

Etymology

From queer + -dom.

  1. derived from *terkʷ-✻ — “to turn, twist, wind”
  2. derived from *þwerhaz✻
  3. derived from *þwerh✻
  4. derived from thwerh
  5. suffixed as queerdom — “queer + dom”

Definitions

  1. The world of queer (non-heterosexual) people

    The world of queer (non-heterosexual) people; queer people collectively.

    • I can only speak from my experience in the Bisexual community and where that overlaps into the rest of queerdom.
    • The on-line world is the biggest thing to happen to queerdom in a very long time.
    • 2018 WTF QUEER Wednesday - For Zak / Zackie Dutch Art Institute This is the reason that the queerdom gathers, energy and strength, to not be standing on its ground like a true man, but in its fucking heels like a queen.

  2. The fact or state of being queer.

    • I don't believe that queerdom is at the root about homosexuality or lesbianism. There are many gay people who don't identify and who honestly are not queer.
    • On another occasion, he felt compelled to address his girlfriend/mentor Lowney Handey's jealousy by quelling any suspicions of “queerdom”: [...]
    • In making the choice to get sober, though, Jordan said it allowed him to grow into his "queerdom" - gradually discovering that he was becoming more comfortable with himself, and what he brings to the table.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for queerdom. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA