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
KrisztinaKREES-tee-nawHungarian
NicholasNIK-ə-ləs (English), nee-ko-LAH (French)English, French
Comgal-Irish
BrandaBRAN-dəEnglish (Rare)
Elyzabethi-LIZ-ə-bəthEnglish (Rare)
GraemeGRAY-əm, GRAMScottish, English (Rare)