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cockeyed

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɒkˈaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑkˌaɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kok′īd′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cock•eyed /ˈkɑkˌaɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Slang TermsSlang.
    • tilted or slanted to one side;
      off-center:The wall map is cockeyed.
    • foolish;
      absurd;
      crazy:a cockeyed scheme.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cock•eyed  (kok′īd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. cross-eyed.
  2. having a squinting eye.
  3. twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side.
  4. Slang Terms
    • foolish; absurd.
    • intoxicated;
      drunk.
    • completely wrong.
  • cock2 (verb, verbal) + eyed 1715–25
cock′eyed′ness, n. 
    4. a. ridiculous, preposterous, insane, nutty, cockamamie, weird.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cockeyed /ˈkɒkˌaɪd/ adj informal
  1. having cross-eye, squint, or any other visible abnormality of the eyes
  2. appearing to be physically or logically abnormal, absurd, etc; crooked; askew: cockeyed ideas
  3. drunk
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