Definition of cockeyed Cockeyed

/kɑˈkajˌd/ - [kakayd] - cock•eyed

We found 7 definitions of cockeyed from 2 different sources.

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What does cockeyed mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

cockeyed - 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"
  absurd, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous
  foolish devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
cockeyed - 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, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff
  crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
cockeyed - very drunk
  besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
  inebriated, drunk, intoxicated stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"
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  • cockeyed (Adjective)
    Having both eyes oriented inward.
  • cockeyed (Adjective)
    Crooked or askew.
  • cockeyed (Adjective)
    Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
  • cockeyed (Adjective)
    Drunk.

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cockeyed in sign language
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