antigodlin

[ an-ti-god-lin ]

adjectiveSouthern and Western U.S.
  1. lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment.

Origin of antigodlin

1
First recorded in 1900–05; perhaps anti- + gogglin, representing present participle of British dialect goggle “to squint, roll the eyes; wag the head”; variant with d perhaps by dissimilation
  • Also an·ti·gog·lin [an-ti-gog-lin]. /ˌæn tɪˈgɒg lɪn/.

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