Quare hawk

n.

Heard in Kildare, Offaly and Waterford

An odd or eccentric person.

In use

Would ye lookit the get-up of yer man in his pink leg warmers!..Oh he's a right quare hawk alright

Posh English

Would you look at the attire of that gentleman in his pink leg warmers. Oh he is a thoroughly eccentric fellow indeed.

Same phrase, other counties

  • HawkA nickname for someone from Clara. Not to be confused with quare-hawks or shyte-hawks.
  • Queer hawkAn odd or eccentric person.
  • QuareSomething odd or peculiar.
  • Shyte-hawkA gobshyte, often used to describe someone with a large cranium, metaphorically speaking.
  • Chancin quare onesAttempting to secure a romantic or sexual encounter with an unsavoury young woman.
  • Quare badExtremely or intensely bad.