Word of the Day:
screwy
What It Means
Exacting; extortionate; close.
That's a screwy idea; I am not going to fly all the way to Antarctica just to see a penguin!
Screwy in Context
“Pretend it never happened. The insurance business is completely screwy now. You know they’ve reintroduced the death penalty for insurance company directors?”
Did You Know?
From screw + -y. 1820, original meaning “tipsy, slightly drunk”; meaning “crazy, ridiculous” first recorded 1887.
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