Meaning of obzocky | Babel Free

Definitions

Awkward; unattractive; out of place; lopsided; misshapen.

Caribbean, Eastern, English

Examples

“Look⟳ at me. Black as the Ace of Spades and ugly to match⟳. . . . I catch⟳ sight of the obzocky black face⟳ in one of those fancy mirrors that these expensive hotels have⟳ all over the place⟳, as if to spite people like⟳ me.”

“There's also something as well that describes some person who may not be ugly, may not be very ugly facially but there's something about them that's ungainly. They're not handsome, they're not um, they're .. let's say⟳ they're - they're awkward, they're awkward-looking and that's a word that I think⟳ is probably old-time English word as well but we say⟳ obzocky. Yes, that's the Bajan word, obzocky!”

“I no longer get⟳ an ounce of comfort from seeing those obzocky police vans that could pass⟳ for foreign ice cream trucks.”

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