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skewgee

American

[skyoo-jee] / ˈskju dʒi /

adjective

Northern U.S.

crooked or slanted; cockeyed.

Etymology

Origin of skewgee

1840–50; apparently skew + gee ¹

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skewgee

She wasn't visible any, 49And the staircase, no more was he; For it was a Cubist picture With a feeling of deep skewgee.

From The Re-echo Club by Wells, Carolyn

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