Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "krom" is gebuig, gedraai of geboë in vorm of rigting; nie reguit nie. Dit kan ook verwys na iets wat nie eerlik of reguit is nie, of iemand wat oneerlik of korrup is.
Esteban tossed him a crooked grin before turning with his entourage to leave.
They were so large that they enclosed the object, and even though Cianne crooked her neck and tried to peer sideways between them, she had no idea what he was holding.
Blood oozed from a huge gash in her forehead, and her crooked nose looked broken.
A middle-aged Latino man sat across from Jenny holding a chunk of ice against his swollen, crooked jaw.
And underneath the smiling face and the crooked smile was a huge black butterfly bow tie.
He slid into the booth, crooked smile and all, and she lost her appetite.
His eyes were flashing, his crooked smile frequent.
Someone with a crooked smile and understanding, stupidly blue eyes.
It was there, somewhere, shining out with blue eyes and a crooked smile.
He gave me that crooked smile that just killed me.
