on Queer Street
on Queer Street
Confused or disoriented, as from a blow to the head. That boxer was on Queer Street after being knocked out in the ring—he couldn't even remember his name! Hold on for a second. Knocking my head against that overhang put my on Queer Street, and I think I need to sit down for a bit.
See also: on, queer, street
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Queer Street
Shaky on one's feet. This British phrase originally meant to have fallen on hard financial times. It was appropriated by the American prizefighting community to describe a boxer who, having been knocked down, stands up slowly, and wobbles on rubbery legs while wondering, “Who am I and where am I?”—such a pug is on Queer Street.
See also: queer, street
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- Queer Street
- be on Queer Street
- be punch-drunk
- be in Queer Street
- (one) doesn't know which way is up or down
- punch drunk
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- headfucker
- be out of it