antigodlin
[ an-ti-god-lin ]
/ ˌæn tɪˈgɒd lɪn /
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adjective Southern and Western U.S.
lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment.
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Also an·ti·gog·lin [an-ti-gog-lin]. /ˌæn tɪˈgɒg lɪn/.
Origin of antigodlin
First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps anti- + gogglin, representing present participle of British dialect goggle “to squint, roll the eyes; wag the head”; variant with d perhaps by dissimilation
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