antigodlin

antigodlin
/an'ti god"lin/, adj. Southern and Western U.S.
1. lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment.
2. diagonal or cater-cornered.
Also, antigoglin /an'ti gog"lin/.
[1895-1900; perh. ANTI- + gogglin, repr. prp. of Brit. dial. goggle to shake, tremble; var. with d perh. by dissimilation, reinforced by folk etym. as "against God"]

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