skeef

/ ˈskiːəf /

adverb

1. at an oblique angle; not straight
2. sideways; in a way likely to cause offence

   he was looking at me skeef

Word History and Origins

Origin of skeef¹

from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Den de Captinne t'row de big ankerre, But still de scow she dreef, De crew he can't pass on de shore, Becos' he los' hees skeef.

From Project Gutenberg

Den de Captinne t'row de big ankerre,   But still the scow she dreef, De crew he can't pass on de shore,   Becos' he los' hees skeef.

From Project Gutenberg