quirk

  • 11quirk — [ kwɜrk ] noun count 1. ) a strange or annoying habit 2. ) something strange that happens for reasons that you do not know or understand …

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  • 12quirk — (n.) 1560s, quibble, evasion, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to Ger. quer (see QUEER (Cf. queer)) via notion of twisting and slanting; but its earliest appearance in western England dialect seems to argue against this source. Perhaps… …

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  • 13quirk — [n] oddity of personality, way of doing something aberration, caprice, characteristic, conceit, crotchet, eccentricity, equivocation, fancy, fetish, foible, habit, humor, idée fixe, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, kink, knack, mannerism, peculiarity …

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  • 14quirk|i|ly — «KWUR kuh lee», adverb. in a quirky manner …

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  • 15quirk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ personal, personality ▪ odd, strange, weird ▪ annoying ▪ little …

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  • 16quirk — (kwûrk), n. 1) a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism 2) caprice; vagary; accident: a quirk of fate[/ex] 3) a showy stroke, as in writing 4) archit. an acute angle or channel, as one dividing two parts of a molding 5) archit …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17quirk — [[t]kwɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] quirks 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, N of n, adj N A quirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance. By a tantalising quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship... The… …

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  • 18Quirk — This interesting surname, of Manx and Irish origin, is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Cuirc , the Manx Mac Cuirc meaning descendant of, or son of Corc , a personal name from corc , heart, or curc meaning tuft of hair . The surname dates back… …

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  • 19quirk — /kwerrk/, n. 1. a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks. 2. a shift, subterfuge, or evasion; quibble. 3. a sudden twist or turn: He lost his money by a quirk of fate. 4. a flourish or showy… …

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  • 20quirk — n. a strange quirk * * * [kwɜːk] a strange quirk …

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