asquint

a·squint

[uh-skwint]
adverb, adjective
with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.

Origin:
1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to a- a-1 + squint, of uncertain origin

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asquint (əˈskwɪnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv, —adj
(postpositive) with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
 
[C13: perhaps from Dutch schuinte slant, of obscure origin]

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Asquint is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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