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queerdom

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • 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.

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noun

Meaning 2

The fact or state of being queer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English queer Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English queerdom From queer + -dom.