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queer
verb
to spoil something; to ruin something; to interfere with something UK, 1812- I ain’t going to rap and maybe queer things. — Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck), Pimp, p. 253, 1969
▶ queer a pitch
to spoil a situation or a circumstance; to undermine someone’s efforts UK, 1875- But did Mr Prescott improve or queer his pitch by taking issue with the boss over the public sector? — The Guardian, 21 June 1999
- There’s no binlids [children] to queer the pitch. — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 242, 2001
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