skewgeeadj.
/skjuːˈdʒiː/ colloquial (chiefly North American).
Askew, awry, crooked; in a mixed-up, confused state.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew
obliquate?a1425
cama1600
ajee1816
askew1831
skew-whiff1839
splay1873
catawampous1885
skewgee1890
cockeye1891
boss-eyed1898
skewy1898
cockeyed1899
squiffy1941
akimbo1943
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]
yblenta1225
amazed?c1225
wory?c1225
mingedc1275
willc1300
distracta1340
confounded1362
confuse1362
distraitc1374
whapedc1374
wilsomea1375
poseletc1390
distraught1393
perplexa1425
wildc1440
wiltc1440
dodemusydc1450
mistedc1450
unclearc1475
mazed1493
perplexeda1500
traversablea1500
mazyc1525
entangled1561
muddy?1571
distraughted1572
moidered1587
wondering1592
puzzled1598
plundered1601
distracted1604
uncollected1613
wildered1642
turbid1647
tosticated1650
fuddled1656
pixie-led1659
puzzling1692
bumbazed1720
maffled1820
obfuscated1822
confused1825
muddly1829
mystified1833
maze1842
obfusticatedc1844
head-scratching1849
clueless1862
flustery1862
befogged1868
deurmekaar1871
mosy1887
skewgee1890
buggered-up1893
confusticated1898
smock-ravelled1904
messed-up1913
screwed-up1943
hung up1945
lost1967
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1890 Cent. Dict. Skew-gee, a., crooked; skew; squint. Also used as a noun: as, on the skew-gee. (Colloq.)
1897 E. W. Brodhead Bound in Shallows viii. 165 When folks gets all skew-gee brooding on things, why, it seems only right to straighten 'em out.
1905 Dial. Notes 3 64 Your tie is on all skewgee.
1958 E. Birney Turvey viii. 88 I have to roll down a flock of skewgee old blackout blinds at night.
1985 C. MacLeod Plain Old Man xix. 175 Let me straighten out your curls. You're all skewgee.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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adj.1890