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What (who) is quirk - definition
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Quirks; Quirk (disambiguation)
quirk
n.
1.
Evasion, shift, make-shift, loophole, quibble, pretence, pretext, excuse.
2.
Taunt, gibe, jeer, sally, quip.
Quirk
·noun A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.
II. Quirk ·noun An irregular air; as, light quirks of music.
III. Quirk ·noun A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
IV. Quirk ·noun A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.
V. Quirk ·noun A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, ·etc.;
- sometimes written quink.
VI. Quirk ·noun A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger.
quirk
¦ noun
1. a peculiar behavioural habit.
2. a strange chance occurrence.
3. a sudden twist, turn, or curve.
4. Architecture an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings.
¦ verb move or be moved suddenly or jerkily.
Derivatives
quirkish adjective
Origin
C16 (as v.): of unknown origin.
Wikipedia
Quirk
Quirk or Quirks is having unconventional beliefs or manner, for example mispronouncing, in-jokes, clumsy and ditsy, and may refer to:
- The Quirk, a literary magazine
- "Quirks", a song by Ultravox! from the album Ha!-Ha!-Ha!
- 18376 Quirk, an asteroid
- Quirk Books, a Pennsylvania-based publishing company
- Quirks mode, a web browser technique for maintaining backwards compatibility
- Quirks (board game)
- Quirks, the superpower system in the anime and manga My Hero Academia
Examples of use of quirk
1. James Quirk, Shoreline Cruises‘ owner, declined to comment.
2. Then they discovered a quirk in Chinese consumers‘ tastes.
3. Obama is banking on that quirk of the Iowa system.
4. Because of a weird electoral quirk, her brief term in office expires next month.
5. But if enough investors try to exploit this market quirk, the roll yield will disappear.