crooked

Newfoundland slang

A state of being ornery, fussy, or disagreeable. Can be a temporary condition, or a character trait.

Often coupled with the modifier "right", as in "right crooked", for emphasis.

note: the pronunciation favors an equal emphasis of the -crook and the -ed. Dissimilar to "booked".

"Crooked Mr. Flattery never gives out Halloween candies"

"Jane gets right crooked whenever Bill's around"

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