CRANKY
The word used to describe someone as being irritable stems from a mispronunciation of the Dutch word ‘krengd’ or ‘crank’. A crank was an unstable ship or sailing vessel. Usually the problem was down to bad design, imbalanced cargo or a lack of ballast. This would cause the vessel to heel too far to the wind.
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14/10/2023 @ 4:03 pm
Wo's'e
One of many words misused by those ignorami on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
It means 'Difficult to Control', and has been confused with the Scots term 'Crabbit' meaning 'Irritable'.
CRANKY
It means 'Difficult to Control', and has been confused with the Scots term 'Crabbit' meaning 'Irritable'.