skeef adj.
1. (S.Afr.) crooked, off-beat; also as adv.
Boesman and Lena Act I: Why you looking at me so skeef? | ||
Theatre Two (1981) 56: That old queen there, Sharon’s mom, [...] Should have seen the way she was checking me skeef when I asked her for more beer. | Ducktails in Gray||
Wavescape Sl. Gloss. 🌐 Are you checking me skeef? (Are you looking at me crooked, ie, spoiling for a fight?). |
2. (S.Afr. gay) thus in fig. use, homosexual.
Gayle 94/2: skeef adj. (Afr.) (lit. = skew) gay (He tries to act straight, but he’s as skeef as they come) [Western Cape]. |