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Gammy vs Crooked - What's the difference?

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Gammy is a related term of crooked.


As adjectives the difference between gammy and crooked

is that gammy is injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs) while crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles.

As a noun gammy

is (colloquial) grandmother or gammy can be (scotland|slang|vulgar) a blowjob; fellatio.

As a verb crooked is

(crook).

gammy

English

Etymology 1

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from English dialectal (North Midlands) ).

Adjective

(-)
  • Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
    • I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

    (gammies)
  • (colloquial) grandmother
    • Had our beloved gammy lost it?

    Etymology 3

    Unclear. Perhaps from the same Irish word as .

    Noun

    (gammies)
  • (Scotland, slang, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.

    • crooked

    English

    Etymology 1

    From crook, equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (crook)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
    • We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
  • Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
    • That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  • (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
    • He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.