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cockeyed

coc·keyed

UK/ˈkɒkˌaɪd/ US/ˌkɒkˈaɪd/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

turned or twisted toward one side

  • “a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry” G.K.Chesterton
  • “his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff”
2.

completely devoid of wisdom or good sense

  • “the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
  • “that”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”

Origin

From cock + eyed.

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