Sick, unwell. 'Feeling a bit crook' is the standard sickie phone call.
"Can't come in today, feeling crook."
"The oysters made everyone crook."
Phrases & Expressions · New Zealand slang
Crook
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Also 'crook' = a criminal, unrelated.
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