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crook
adjective- dishonest; illegal; (of an item) illegally gained, stolen, illicit AUSTRALIA, 1898
- Nothin’ crook about it, boy; just good business. — Frank Hardy, Power Without Glory, p. 453, 1950
- Snow here says the Steward’s that crook you could bring Bernborough here and call him “Jakerloo” and no one would be any the wiser. — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, p. 155, 1962
- That reminds me, did I ever tell you about the crookest raffle ever run in Australia? — Frank Hardy, The Yarns of Billy Borker, p. 17, 1965
- (of a racehorse) not being run to win; (of a jockey) not riding to win AUSTRALIA, 1895
- Jack knew the horse and was of the opinion that Sam would win easily. “That’s what everyone seems to think, but I’m crook, owner’s instructions,” replied Sam. — Joe Andersen, Winners Can Laugh, 1982
- There were 10 horses in the race and Sam had been elected as the one to carry their combined investments. The other nine were crook. — Joe Andersen, Winners Can Laugh, p. 114, 1982
- bad; no good AUSTRALIA, 1900
- Things looked crook enough then alright. — Robert S. Close, Love Me Sailor, p. 206, 1945
- I’ve got a crook headache, so I dodged it. — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 10, 1954
- That’s pretty tough work, isn’t it? Crook hours, I mean. — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin’, p. 45, 1965
- Well take it easy goin’ down. Bloody fog’s still crook. — John O’Grady, It’s Your Shout, Mate!, p. 76, 1972
- ill; unwell; injured AUSTRALIA, 1908
- Jesus, you look crook!...What’s the matter Paddy? — Robert S. Close, Love Me Sailor, p. 104, 1945
- I was over in this dump last year, but I had to shoot through back to Aussie unexpectedly when me auntie took crook. — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 38, 1968
- I felt like falling to weeping but had a crook back. — Barry Dickins, What the Dickins, p. 19, 1985
- You know how you feel when you’re crook in the guts? — Kathy Lette, Girls’ Night Out, p. 53, 1987
▶ go crook
to express anger verbally AUSTRALIA, 1910- No use going crook at the Yanks. — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 159, 1954
- — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 136, 1957
- No use going crook about it. — Dymphna Cusack, Picnic Races, p. 21, 1962
- — Harvey E. Ward, Down Under Without Blunder, p. 37, 1967
- He went crook. He said, “You can eat them bastards out in the bush, but not in my bloody camp!” — Herb Wharton, Cattle Camp, p. 97, 1994
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