FRA: un cou de travers

[orpheus_samhain]

Does anyone know what it means? I found these explanations, which are of no help, since I don't know what "côgne" is. I suspect it might be something like 'hunch'.

côgne (un). Cou de travers ; on dit : cet homme est côgne ; c'est-à-dire, il a le cou de travers

Comments

[dhampyresa]

Un côgne is a cop, but that's all I've got, sorry.

[orpheus_samhain]

A cop like in a police officer, un flic?

[dhampyresa]

Yes, but the verb côgner means "to hit" so it's a very negatively connoted word (and kind of dated, iirc).

[orpheus_samhain]

Thank you.