Definitions
twist or curve abruptly
Word origin
Irish and Manx surname, Anglicized from Ó Cuirc (“descendant of Corc”), a personal name derived from curc (“tuft of hair”). It was sometimes Anglicized as Oates due to an erroneous association with coirce (“oats”).
Used in a sentence
“The car steers cleanly, but the gearshift has a few quirks.”
“Had you no quirk / To avoid gullage, sir, by such a creature?”
“He quirked an eyebrow.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Peculiar trait or behavior”5 letters
02“Odd little habit”5 letters
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