crook
Meaning
- Ill or unwell.
- Bad, broken or of poor quality.
- Angry, in the phrase 'go crook' (to lose your temper or complain).
Example
I'm feeling a bit crook, so I'm staying home today.
Origin
Origin unknown
Variants
go crook
Nearby words
- crimA criminal.
- Crimean shirtA coloured flannel shirt of the kind worn by bushmen and diggers in the 19th century.
- crimson rosellaA parrot of south-eastern Australia, Platycercus elegans, with crimson plumage and blue cheeks and wings.
- cronkSick or unsound. Of a racehorse or race, fixed or dishonestly run.
- crook as a dogVery sick; feeling terrible.
- crook as RookwoodExtremely ill.
- crow eaterA jocular name for a South Australian.
- cruel someone's pitchTo spoil someone's chances or plans.