- skew-whiff
- Adj. Out of alignment, incorrect. Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
skew-whiff
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skew-whiff — adj [not before noun] BrE spoken informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: skew] not straight = ↑crooked ▪ The top of the bookcase is skew whiff … Dictionary of contemporary English
skew-whiff — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ not straight; askew … English terms dictionary
skew|whiff — «SKYOO HWIHF», adjective, adverb. British Dialect. askew; awry … Useful english dictionary
skew-whiff — /skju ˈwɪf/ (say skyooh wif) adverb Colloquial askew: *squashed his face against hers so that one eye was twisted skew whiff and the lips pouted like a cod s. –d arcy niland, 1955. Also, skewiff. {British dialect, from skew + whiff} …
skew-whiff — adjective /ˈskuː.(w)ɪf/ askew; lopsided, not straight I hung up that picture, but it looks skew whiff to me See Also: squiffy … Wiktionary
Skew-whiff — This is what you would call crooked. Like when you put a shelf up and it isn t straight we would say it is all skew whiff … The American's guide to speaking British
skew-whiff — adjective BrE informal not straight: The top of the bookcase is skew whiff … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
skew-whiff — I adjective turned or twisted toward one side a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry G.K.Chesterton his wig was, as the British say, skew whiff • Syn: ↑askew, ↑awry, ↑cockeyed, ↑lopsided, ↑wonky … Useful english dictionary
skew-whiff — adverb & adjective Brit. informal not straight; askew … English new terms dictionary
skew-whiff — UK / US adjective British informal not straight … English dictionary
