there's nowt so queer as folk



there's nowt so queer as folk

There's nothing as strange as people. This phrase is typically used to emphasize someone's particularly odd behavior. ("Nowt" is a Northern English variaton on "naught.") Primarily heard in UK. Whenever someone does something really bizarre, I remind myself that there's nowt so queer as folk.
See also: folk, queer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Atse-Frisian
Darleendahr-LEENEnglish
Libor-Czech
NorbertNAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
MiriamMIR-ee-əm (English)Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
'Avimelekh-Biblical Hebrew