quirk
See also: Quirk
English
Etymology
First attested in the 1540s. Of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɜːk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k
Noun
quirk (plural quirks)
- an idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone
- The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.
- (architecture) An acute angle dividing a molding; a groove that runs lengthwise between the upper part of a moulding and a soffit
- (archaic) A quibble, evasion, or subterfuge.
- Ben Jonson
- Had you no quirk / To avoid gullage, sir, by such a creature?
- Ben Jonson
Derived terms
Translations
idiosyncrasy
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Verb
quirk (third-person singular simple present quirks, present participle quirking, simple past and past participle quirked)
- (transitive, intransitive) To move with a wry jerk.
- He quirked an eyebrow.
- The corners of her mouth quirked.
- (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel.
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