- catawampus
- cat·a·wam·pus
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catawampus
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catawampus — also catawampous, cattywampus, catiwampus, etc. (see Dictionary of American Slang for more), American colloquial. First element perhaps from obsolete cater to set or move diagonally (see CATTY CORNERED (Cf. catty cornered)); second element… … Etymology dictionary
catawampus — ☆ catawampus [kat΄ə wäm′pəs ] adj. Dial. askew; awry … English World dictionary
catawampus — /kat euh wom peuhs/, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. adj. 1. askew; awry. 2. positioned diagonally; cater cornered. adv. 3. diagonally; obliquely: We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field. Also, cattywampus. [1830 40 for… … Universalium
catawampus — 1. adjective /ˌkætəˈwɑmpəs,ˈkætəˌwɑmpəs/ a) Out of alignment, crooked, cater corner. Waal, I noticed ez the aidge o one o them boards war sot sorter catawampus, ... . b) Fierce, destructive. There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too … Wiktionary
catawampus — adj. wild, brutal, cruel, destructive; inclined, diagonal, slanted … English contemporary dictionary
catawampus — … Useful english dictionary
cattywampus — variant of catawampus * * * /kat ee wom peuhs, kat euh /, adj., adv. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. catawampus … Useful english dictionary
Le Livre des snobs — The Book of Snobs Le Livre des snobs (W. M. Thackeray, The Book of Snobs) Première de couverture de l édition originale … Wikipédia en Français
cattywampus — /kat ee wom peuhs, kat euh /, adj., adv. Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. catawampus. * * * … Universalium
wampus — wampus1 /wom peuhs/, n., pl. wampuses. a strange or objectionable person; lout. [perh. extracted from CATAWAMPUS] wampus2 /wom peuhs/, n., pl. wampuses. wamus (def. 2). * * * … Universalium
