1847: gauche and wonky Jan 5, 2020

French's 'gauche' may not be a typical Romance derivative for 'left', but it is related to something that might surprise you. Both the English 'wonky' and to a far lesser extent 'wink' are related 'gauche', not because any of them had meant 'left', but because English words meant 'curved' or 'turn aside' and connotated 'awry'.

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