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hell west and crooked

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hɛl wɛst ənd ˈkɹʊkɪd/

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adv

Meaning 1

All over the place; every which way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, US, not-comparable

Examples

  • 2005, Private Albert Franklin Edwards (Canadian Infantry), Two Years in the Ypres Salient, Henry L. Fox (editor), What the Boys Did Over There: Allied Overseas Stories, page 53, When it was exploded it blew up the entire town and also blew 61000 Huns “Hell, west and crooked.”

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