smear the queer

(UK, informal) To not be attractive to look at.

(British spelling) Approximately, about, in the region of

(American spelling) Alternative form of in the neighbourhood of

(publishing, broadcasting) Less important or less hard-hitting material relegated to the later pages of a print publication or the later stages of a television broadcast.

plural of ghost in the machine

(slang) Getting drunk; taking part in a session of drinking alcohol.

simple past tense of raise the flag and see who salutes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of raise the flag and see who salutes

past participle of raise the flag and see who salutes