Queer hawk

n.

Heard in Meath and Cork

An odd or eccentric person.

In use

You're some queer hawk!

Posh English

You are a most peculiar character!

Same phrase, other counties

  • Quare hawkAn odd or eccentric fellow.
  • Queer badAn exclamation of shock at something terrible that has happened.
  • HawkA term used for anyone from the Hillview area of Waterford.
  • Shyte-hawkA gobshyte, often used to describe someone with a large cranium, metaphorically speaking.
  • Odd sortAn eccentric or peculiar individual.
  • OddAngry with someone or in a bad mood with them.