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COCKEYED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cockeyed mean?
• COCKEYED (adjective)
The adjective COCKEYED has 3 senses:
1. turned or twisted toward one side
2. so unreasonable as to invite derision
3. very drunk
Familiarity information: COCKEYED used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Turned or twisted toward one side
Synonyms:
askew; awry; cockeyed; lopsided; skew-whiff; wonky
Context example:
his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Sense 2
Meaning:
So unreasonable as to invite derision
Synonyms:
absurd; cockeyed; derisory; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous; nonsensical; preposterous; ridiculous
Context example:
her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Very drunk
Synonyms:
besotted; blind drunk; blotto; cockeyed; crocked; fuddled; loaded; pie-eyed; pissed; pixilated; plastered; slopped; sloshed; smashed; soaked; soused; sozzled; squiffy; stiff; tight; wet
Similar:
drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
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