screwfaced en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From screwface + -ed.
Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
So why do so many bike messengers look so screwfaced and vexed, as if road rage and frustration were their permanent riding companions?
2017 September 7, David Phinn, “I am a messenger and I ride”, in NOW, Toronto, Ont.: NOW Communications Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more screwfaced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most screwfaced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
waxy · furious · offended · furibund · screwfaced · p'd off · miffed · big mad · incensed · infuriated · little mad · sore · blood-boiling · raging · steaming · vexed · frustrated · wode · ired · berserk · wroth · apoplectic · splenetic · cheesed off · irate · mad as a bear with a sore head · boiling mad · bad-tempered · wrathful · hot · pissed · spitting chips · annoyed · ill-natured · fuming · choleric · mad · fit to be tied · pathetic · pissed off · fury · grim · livid · upset · hopping mad · ready to be tied · glimflashy · enraged · cross · up on one's ear · butthurt · agitated · cranky · zowerswopped · irritated · pissy · seething · angry · ireful