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skewgee

American  
[skyoo-jee] / ˈskyu dʒi /

adjective

Northern U.S.

  1. crooked or slanted; cockeyed.

Etymology

Origin of skewgee

1840–50; apparently skew + gee 1

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Injuries to Siren Swanson: an egg on the brow, a skewgee d�cor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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