http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/squeejaw/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/squeejaw/comment-page-1/#comment-43099 Nik Berry Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:44:08 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6746#comment-43099 The OED has 'skewgee' with the same meaning. The OED has ‘skewgee’ with the same meaning.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/squeejaw/comment-page-1/#comment-42395 Laurie Sutherland Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:44:36 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6746#comment-42395 "If the points are off and it's kind of skeejaw, why you know they really don't care that much about it." This term Mom used might have been used by quilters, and her grandmother (Pennsylvania Dutch) was one all of her life. Skeejaw is used on this webpage of the Quilt Alliance: http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/interview.php?kid=14-31-D45 “If the points are off and it’s kind of skeejaw, why you know they really don’t care that much about it.” This term Mom used might have been used by quilters, and her grandmother (Pennsylvania Dutch) was one all of her life. Skeejaw is used on this webpage of the Quilt Alliance: http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/interview.php?kid=14-31-D45

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/squeejaw/comment-page-1/#comment-41521 OwenKL Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:16:31 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6746#comment-41521 I recognize the term whopperjawed. I grew up in Oregon in the '50s & '60, but if I picked it up from my parents, they were from northern Wisconsin. I recognize the term whopperjawed. I grew up in Oregon in the ’50s & ’60, but if I picked it up from my parents, they were from northern Wisconsin.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2012/06/squeejaw/comment-page-1/#comment-41184 Victoria Ayers Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:43:17 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6746#comment-41184 IN north central Pennsylvania it's "skweehawed" and applies to things like car doors that fall out of alignment and thereafter creak and groan when moved. IN north central Pennsylvania it’s “skweehawed” and applies to things like car doors that fall out of alignment and thereafter creak and groan when moved.

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