crook
be crook on be annoyed by. Australian & New Zealand informal
by hook or by crook: seehook.
go crook
1 lose your temper; become angry.
2 become ill. Australian & New Zealand informal
☞ Crook in late 19th-century Australian slang meant 'bad' or 'unpleasant'.
❶ 1950Coast to Coast 1949–50 What'd you do if you were expelled? Y'r old man'd go crook, I bet.