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(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. / (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel. / (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.

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quirk

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Source Word

quirk

IPA(Pronunciation)

/kwɜːk/

Verb

intransitive transitive archaic

(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) move with a wry jerk. / (transitive, architecture) To furnish with a quirk or channel. / (intransitive, archaic) To use verbal tricks or quibbles.

Japanese Meaning

不規則な、ひねりを効かせた動作をする、またはそのような動きを引き起こす / 建築用語として、溝やくい（チャネル）のようなものを設ける / 古風な用法で、言葉巧みに論点を操作する、もしくは口論を仕掛ける