figurative. colloquial. Dishonestly come by; made, obtained, or sold in a way that is not straightforward.
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释义 | the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > by irregular means (6) crooked1864 figurative. colloquial. Dishonestly come by; made, obtained, or sold in a way that is not straightforward. cross1892 slang. Dishonest; dishonestly come by. (Opposed to square or straight.) Cf. crooked, adj. 3b, and cross, n. 29. kinky1927 Criminals' slang. Of things: dishonestly come by (see also quot. 1954). Cf. crooked, adj. 3b, bent, adj. 5a, 5b. hot-stuffed1929 stolen. scrounged1941 organized1957 slang. Acquired deviously, illicitly, or cleverly. Cf. organize, v. 4. Now rare. |
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