Meaning
3 senses(Australia, New Zealand, slang)Bad, unsatisfactory, not up to standard.
That work you did on my car is crook, mate.
Not turning up for training was pretty crook.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang)Ill, sick.
I′m feeling a bit crook.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang)Annoyed, angry; upset.
be crook at/about; go crook at
Examples
43 sentencesOrigin
From crooked (“dishonestly come by”).From crooked (“dishonestly come by”).
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Forms
crooker, crookestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form