haywire
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- noun
- /ˈheɪˌwaɪər/
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- Lost amidst all the buzz and hype about "Haywire" as an action movie with a female hero was the fact that said female hero was essentially the only female of any kind in the entire movie.
- haywire twist
Examples
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There are 28 actors listed in the closing credits of Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire."
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"Haywire"'s political dimensions extend beyond its depiction of women's role in (or exclusion by) modern society.
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Anything more technically specific than "haywire", George?
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Oh, darling, you're a haywire dame.
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In "Haywire," we see that argument tested and ridiculed.
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Covert Affairs: Why 'Haywire' is the Most Sneakily Political Movie of the Year.
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PreTeena Raising Duncan Red and Rover Rip Haywire Rose is Rose Ruby Park Scary Gary Shoe Soup to Nutz
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To the list of men who tried to control Carano during "Haywire," we can add one more name: Steven Soderbergh himself, who changed her voice in post-production, making it sound deeper and a bit more polished.
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In various interviews around "Haywire"'s release, Soderbergh talked about the movie as a "companion piece to 'The Limey'" and a conscious attempt to craft an alternative to modern action movies and their over-reliance on cutting, handheld camerawork, and special effects.
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To secure the bales of hay, use a piece of haywire to bind them tightly together.
Synonyms
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A strong wire used to tie bales of hay or cotton
A thin metal wire used to tie or hold things together
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Haywire comes from the thin wire used to 'bind' hay into bales on farms. Farmers also used this wire for quick repairs, so as a noun haywire simply means that thin metal wire.