Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queer someone's pitch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: queer -some-one's pitch
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a task more difficult for someone.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

""Oh, the Mayor's coming, is he?" "Yes, but he's very little good. Mayors don't draw as they used; nothing don't draw as it used. The game is pretty well up. What with amateur dramatics, choral unions, and local talent of all sorts, your pitch is queered wherever you go.""
"—no question, global buffeting has queered our pitch for growth in many ways, currency down-down, oil prices up-up—"

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

queers someone's pitch (present, singular) queering someone's pitch (participle, present) queered someone's pitch (participle, past) queered someone's pitch (past)

Questions

What does queer someone's pitch mean?: To make a task more difficult for someone.

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