Subaltern: noun Origin: From Latin, subalternus. Meaning: a person of inferior rank or status; a member of a marginalized or oppressed group; a person who is not part of the hegemony. Queer: noun, adj., verb Origin: Perhaps German, quer Meaning, noun: a homosexual, Adj.: strange, peculiar; out of sorts; non-conforming Verb: to ask, to question; to flummox, baffle, confound; to put out of order; to disconcert, unsettle; to reinterpret