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    [Noun]  | "obliq*ui*ty" | \ ō-ˈbli-kwə-tē \


    1: deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking

    2: deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also : the amount of such deviation

    3: the angle between the planes of the earth's equator and orbit having a value of about 23°27'


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English obliquite "slanted or crooked state," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French obliquité, borrowed from Latin oblīquitāt-, oblīquitās "condition of being at an angle, slant," from oblīquus "slanting, {see: |oblique:1|oblique:1}" + -itāt-, -itās {see: |-ity|-ity};

    [Noun]  | "obliquity" 


    1: the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning;


      * e.g., " ... her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity "





     [ "Oblique" ]

    1: when you feel so triggered shook and tilted at once

      * e.g.,  ... you make me so freaking oblique 

     [ "obliques" ]

    1: The best muscle IN THE WORLD!

      * e.g.,  ... Holy shit, look at jeremy's obliques! Run before he oblique punches us through the wall! 

     [ "Obliquity" ]

    1: The meaning of 'stud'.

      * e.g.,  ... <etch> hay secksie, sup? 

     [ "oblique" ]

    1: not straight.

      * e.g.,  ... - "see that circle? it's oblique." - "i thought that had to do with cones?" -"nah, man. it can be anything that's not straight." 

     [ "oblique" ]

    1: a big pain in the ass when you are doing word masters. It actually has like a thousand real definitions which i don't care to place

      * e.g.,  ... I decided to quit and get a zero when i looked up the word oblique 

     [ "Oblique" ]

    1: Incorrect or in oppositon to the standard social convention. An outcasted person or idea. Ratchet

      * e.g.,  ... Yo Shontiqua, you been talking about that new juice clense. Everyone knows you just being oblique. 

     [ "Oblique Fire" ]

    1: Just as straight fire means that someone or something is cool, oblique fire means that the person or object in question is not cool.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, that flamethrower positioned at an angle is oblique fire. 

     [ "Oblique" ]

    1: Neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.

      * e.g.,  ... Oblique to the left. Now oblique to the right. 

     [ "Oblique Wing" ]

    1:  A missed opportunity.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Man I should’ve gone home with Alice. 


     [ "Oblique Wing" ]

    2:  An aircraft design that involves placing the wing on the top of the aircraft so it can pivot at an angle. This would’ve allowed the aircraft to fly faster and more efficiently. However, it was never fully developed.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 2: That was a real oblique wing The oblique wing would’ve revolutionized the aviation industry. 

     [ "oblique ref" ]

    1: Oblique reference

      * e.g.,  ... Oblique ref provides cues in the environment. 

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