COCK-EYED Meaning of COCK-EYED in English adj. colloq. 1. crooked, askew, not level. 2 (of a scheme etc.) absurd, not practical. 3 drunk. 4 squinting. Etymology: 19th c.: app. f. COCK(1) + EYE Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012