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sigogglin

/ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɒɡ.lɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
si-gog-glin
IPA
/ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɒɡ.lɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not built correctly; crooked, skewed, or out of balance.

American usage; Dated

Etymology

Apparently from side + goggling, from goggle (“to stare at with wide eyes”), indicating that something had to be stared at sideways to appear straight. Compare antigoglin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sigogglin (comparative) most sigogglin (superlative)

Synonyms

antigoglin

Questions

How do you pronounce sigogglin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɒɡ.lɪn/.
What does sigogglin mean?
Not built correctly; crooked, skewed, or out of balance.
Where does sigogglin come from?
Apparently from side + goggling, from goggle (“to stare at with wide eyes”), indicating that something had to be stared at sideways to appear straight. Compare antigoglin.

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