Quirk:unknown origin

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quirk
kwəːk/
noun
noun: quirk; plural noun: quirks
  1. 1.
    a peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behaviour.
    “they accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks”
    • a strange chance occurrence.
      “a strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan”
      photo1047synonyms: chance, fluke, freak, anomaly, unusual occurrence, turn, peculiar turn of events, twist,twist of fate

      “by a quirk of history they were related to seven American presidents”
    • a sudden twist, turn, or curve.
      “wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth”
  2. 2.
    ARCHITECTURE
    an acute hollow between convex or other mouldings.
verb
verb: quirk; 3rd person present: quirks; past tense: quirked; past participle: quirked; gerund or present participle: quirking
  1. 1.
    (with reference to a person’s mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.
    “his lips quirked disbelievingly”
Origin
early 16th century (as a verb): of unknown origin. The early sense of the noun was ‘subtle verbal twist, quibble’, later ‘unexpected twist’.
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