skewgee

[ skyoo-jee ]

adjective

, Northern U.S.

1. crooked or slanted; cockeyed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skewgee¹

1840–50; apparently skew + gee ¹

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg