What does skew-whiff mean?
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skew-whiff
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Princeton's WordNet
askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiffadverb
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"
askew, awry, skew-whiffadverb
turned or twisted to one side
"rugs lying askew"; "with his necktie twisted awry"
Wiktionary
skew-whiffadjective
askew; lopsided, not straight
I hung up that picture, but it looks skew-whiff to me
Etymology: Probably from askew
ChatGPT
skew-whiff
"Skew-whiff" is a term primarily used in British English, referring to something that is not straight, askew, or out of alignment. It can also be used more generally to describe a situation or thing that is not quite right or abnormal in some way.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of skew-whiff in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of skew-whiff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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