Quare hawk

exp.

Heard in Waterford, Offaly and Kildare

An odd or eccentric fellow.

In use

Yer man is some quare hawk, I heard him talking to himself the other day.

Posh English

That gentleman is a distinctly peculiar sort. I overheard him conversing with himself only the other day.

Same phrase, other counties

  • HawkA nickname for someone from Clara. Not to be confused with quare-hawks or shyte-hawks.
  • Queer hawkAn odd or eccentric person.
  • QuareSomething odd or peculiar.
  • Shyte-hawkA gobshyte, often used to describe someone with a large cranium, metaphorically speaking.
  • Chancin quare onesAttempting to secure a romantic or sexual encounter with an unsavoury young woman.
  • Quare badExtremely or intensely bad.