kranki

Australian English: ‘cranky’.

See original Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

  1. Human behaviour: wrong, incorrect
    em i kranki yet long tok he is still ignorant of the language
    sumatim i bekim kranki the student answered incorrectly

  1. Form of relating: offensive, impolitic, needlessly provocative
    tok bilong yu i kranki stret, yu no mas tok olsem the way you talk is offensive, you shouldn’t talk like that
    em wanpela kranki tok stret, no ken tok olsem that is a stupid thing say, don’t talk like that

Verb phrase forms

  1. Physical state: sanap kranki buildings, poles etc: to be lopsided, to lean ® baut
    haus i sanap kranki the house is not standing straight

  1. sindaun kranki to sit (a) immodestly (b) with ones dress incorrectly arranged ® sindaun nogut
    ol yangpela meri i mas sindaun gut, i no ken sindaun kranki young ladies should sit modestly, they should not sit with legs apart
    em i sindaun kranki na manki bilong em i stap long ples klia he sat down without adjusting his dress properly, and you could see his penis

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