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haywire Definition


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haywire
adj
    colloq:
    1. Said of things: out of order; not working properly.
      Thesaurus: chaotic, confused, crazy, topsy-turvy, tangled; inoperative, amiss, erratic, kaput; Antonym: correct, in order.
    2. Said of people: crazy or erratic.
Etymology: 1920s: originally US.



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