What does cockeyed mean?
Definitions for cockeyed
ˈkɒkˌaɪdcock·eyed
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Princeton's WordNet
askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiffadjective
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"
absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculousadjective
incongruous;inviting ridicule
"the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wetadjective
very drunk
Wiktionary
cockeyedadjective
Having both eyes oriented inward.
cockeyedadjective
Crooked or askew.
cockeyedadjective
Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
I'm not going to go along with your cockeyed plot.
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cockeyed
Cockeyed generally refers to something that is crooked, askew, or not straight. It can also be used to describe someone who has a squint or whose eyes are positioned unusually. Additionally, it can denote something as absurd, foolish, or nonsensical. This term originates from either the unusual positioning of a rooster's comb or a possible distortion in a seaman's vision after looking through a ship's telescope.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cockeyed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cockeyed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of cockeyed in a Sentence
I've always been a cockeyed optimist, i got it from my mom. I'm gonna stick with it.
The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.
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- mrzutýCzech
- skeløjetDanish
- schielendGerman
- αλλοίθωροςGreek
- bizcoSpanish
- kierosilmäinenFinnish
- qui loucheFrench
- kancsalHungarian
- կոխելArmenian
- tololIndonesian
- strampalatoItalian
- 生意気なJapanese
- scheefDutch
- cockeyedNorwegian
- zezowatyPolish
- cockeyedPortuguese
- cockeyedRomanian
- cockeyedSwedish
- cockeyedTelugu
- şaşıTurkish
- кокетливийUkrainian
- 斗鸡Chinese
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