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
Hanna (1)HAHN-nah (Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian), HAH-nah (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungar
Arwa-Arabic
Golda-Yiddish
Hieronymushee-RO-nee-muws (German)German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Rosemary['rəuzmeri]
Yeva-Russian, Armenian