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CATAWAMPUS definition: 1. going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction: 2. going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong…. Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun catawampus is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for catawampus is from 1843, in the writing of ‘Robert Carlton’ (real name Baynard Rush Hall).
US informal uk / ˌkæt.əˈwɒm.pəs / us / ˌkæt̬.əˈwɑːm.pəs / (also cattywampus, uk / ˌkæt.iˈwɒm.pəs / us / ˌkæt̬.iˈwɑːm.pəs /) going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction: The script is spoiled by its catawampus rhythms and its lack of consistency and plausibility.
CATAWAMPUS definition: askew ; awry | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
14 cze 2021 · Catawampus is a protean, nonsense word. It has no specific meaning, changing to fit the circumstances. Over the years it has meant askew, total or totally, excessive or excessively, ill-tempered, a fanciful creature, and so on. Similarly, it has been used as an adjective, noun, verb, adverb, exclamation, and proper name.
24 paź 2016 · Catawampous, or catawamptious, a word enlarged in the West from catamount. This animal had already furnished the hunter with the expression, "he dropped on him like a catamount on a coon," and hence, no doubt, the further development of the word.
