as queer as Dick's hatband

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English

Etymology

This is the earliest attested variant, and formerly the most common, of the phrase Dick's hatband.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

(deprecated template usage) as queer as Dick's hatband

  1. (simile, colloquial, dated, possibly offensive) Very queer (in various senses).
    • 1742, James Ayres, Sancho at Court, Act III, line 44:
      A young Lady, the first or second Day of her Marriage, looks as queer as Dick's Hat-Band.

Synonyms

Usage notes

  • Regarding possible offence, see notes at queer.

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