as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
wearing red shoes every day is just one of her quirks
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Recent Examples of quirk
Other Inside Trader Joe’s podcast episodes have discussed many of the quirks of the beloved grocery store, like what the bells next to cash registered are for and whether employees are encouraged to flirt with customers.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
That quirk of the JWST never faded, as the telescope naturally cocoons its targets in only the most deserving frames.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
This quirk has benefited me immensely.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The Historic Delaware Hotel With its antique furnishings, wooden floors, and charming quirks, the colorful Historic Delaware Hotel is brimming with old-world character that feels evocative of Leadville’s silver boom days.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
That quirk of the JWST never faded, as the telescope naturally cocoons its targets in only the most deserving frames.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
This quirk has benefited me immensely.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The Historic Delaware Hotel With its antique furnishings, wooden floors, and charming quirks, the colorful Historic Delaware Hotel is brimming with old-world character that feels evocative of Leadville’s silver boom days.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirk
Noun
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This dish will do the trick with crispy chicken and fresh zucchini tossed in a tender linguine with a robust lemon flavor.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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But even an invitation to hang out again, perhaps paired with a gift card to a local lunch spot, could do the trick.—
Mandy Len Catron,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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By examining liver cells as the disease progressed, researchers saw that healthy liver functions slowly shut down and survival traits took over.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Louisville transfer features the size (6-6, 325), length and explosive traits NFL defensive coordinators covet and QBs usually lose sleep over.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Published in Aerospace Science and Technology, the study describes that the Accurate prediction of aerodynamic drag characteristics across a wide range of wing-body configurations is crucial in the early design stages of transonic commercial transport aircraft.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Customers see a different look, feel, color, drape and other characteristics of an apparel product.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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The music video takes things a step further with Joel's dramatic facial expressions and mannerisms that were comparable to Mick's swagger.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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There’s a cultural thing in Jewish people; our mannerisms and the way our parents and grandparents word sentences.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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The guide recommended giving her some fun idiosyncrasies.—
Amogh Dimri,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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In effect, Jarmusch is standing Tolstoy on his head and suggesting that unhappy families share common forms of misery, whereas the happy ones are happy precisely because of their differences—because of the idiosyncrasies that place them outside convention.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Every genius needs their eccentricities.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Lovers of maximalist eccentricity have reclaimed the word and redefined it in a more positive tone.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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If the month was a statistical oddity, in hindsight, wasn’t worth thinking about too much.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Dec. 2025
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One other oddity of the current candidate eligibility statute is the Civil Code 5105(e) requirement that candidates cannot be disqualified if they have not been offered internal dispute resolution (the process of Civil Code Sections 5900-5915).—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Quirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirk. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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