Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group.
1Frank was a queer duck, always poking around old papers after useless bits of knowledge.
2A queer duck, if there ever was one.
3He seems to be a queer duck.
6Harry thought Downy must be a queer duck if he looked that way, but, of course, he did not question Freddie's description.
7The agriculture secretary was a queer duck politically: he did not smoke, drink, or swear, and glad-handing and small talk were beyond him.
8"He's a queer duck, in some ways; he mightn't think it funny."
9"Red was a queer duck," said Blair, rather hoarsely.
10" Queer ducks, the Chinese!"
12"He's a queer duck," one of the party sprawling around the tents said as the two made their way down toward the shore.
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