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    [Noun]  | "kil*ter" | \ ˈkil-tər \


    1: proper or usual state or condition : order


    Origin: 1628 ;

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    [Adjective]  | "off-kil*ter" | \ ˈȯf-ˈkil-tər \


    1: not in perfect balance : a bit askew

    2: eccentric, unconventional


    Origin: 1929 ;

    [Idiom]  | "out of kilter" 


    1: —used to describe something that is not in the exactly right position or condition or is not working in the usual or proper way, etc.

    [Noun]  | "kilter" 


    1: a state of being or fitness;


      * e.g., " ... since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter "



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    [Adjective]  | "off-kilter" 


    1: different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion;


      * e.g., " ... he's nice enough, but there's something a little off-kilter about him "





    2: inclined or twisted to one side;


      * e.g., " ... to me, the painting on the wall looks a little off-kilter "



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     [ "kilter" ]

    1: trying to open a door while simultaneously trying to unlock the same door, thus preventing the door from being unlocked. often happens with car doors.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn it, I just kiltered. Unlock the door again. 

     [ "Kilter" ]

    1: A person that enjoys lifting up a Scotsman’s Kilt and then fondles their genitalia

      * e.g.,  ... Him: That man just lifted up my kilt and fondled my balls!  

     [ "no kilter" ]

    1: a state of having little or no order or structure.

      * e.g.,  ... there was no kilter in Edwards plans. 

     [ "kilter annie" ]

    1: kilt-er an-ee a ridiculously old and nearly lost term for to describe something off balance or something that just doesn't fit. last known usage was in central WI by an ~80 year old woman in ~199

      * e.g.,  ... kilter annie a ridiculously old and nearly lost term for to describe something off balance or something that just doesn't fit. last known usage was in central WI by an ~80 year old woman in ~199 

     [ "off kilter" ]

    1: It means that something's just not right. Off balance. It's not all there.

      * e.g.,  ... She suddenly started laughing for no reason. She's a bit off kilter.. 

     [ "off-kilter" ]

    1: slightly un-straight, to be of-kilter is to at an angle, can be used to describe a feeling but was designed to describe the state of such objects as furniture, and other such structures. mainly refered to in H.dot as "that's a scoatch off-kilter"

      * e.g.,  ... "that's a scoatch off-kilter" 

     [ "off-kilter" ]

    1: the state of being wierd. often the result of staying up extremely late. activities include: watching educational programming, smoking many cigarettes, and having random dance parties.

      * e.g.,  ... Tonight has been super off-kilter. 

     [ "out of kilter" ]

    1: not functioning right, out of order

      * e.g.,  ... My alarm clock is out of kilter. 

     [ "Off Kilter" ]

    1: The definition of this word is in and of itself not "on kilter". I thought I would use symbols like " and "" ... you see.. that is two of them there. Please ask yourself... am I really reading something that someone just types for little to no reason? Then forget you asked that and carry on. Be good. Or. Well, just be good until we talk. Sometime.

      * e.g.,  ... For example, I really think I am off kilter after a couple mexican lunches in the can. You know? You better know. I am nean ... sorry I meant to spell "mean"... but I spelled it "nean".. my bad. Anyway. This is a good example. 

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