sigogglin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯.ɡɒɡ.lɪn/

Adjective[edit]

sigogglin (comparative more sigogglin, superlative most sigogglin)

  1. (US, Appalachia, dated) Not built correctly; crooked, skewed, or out of balance.

References[edit]

  1. ^ William Safire, Let a Simile be Your Umbrella (2001, →ISBN: "The older sense of gogglin' refers to eyes that squint; people who squint don't see things straight. They get things crooked, or antigogglin'."

Further reading[edit]

  • Drye, Willie (May 2, 2005), “Appalachians Are Finding Pride in Mountain Twang”, in National Geographic News‎[1], retrieved 2009-10-06
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