Catawampus Definition
katəwämpəs
adjective
Askew; awry.
Webster's New World
Out of alignment, crooked, cater-corner.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Catawampus
Noun
Singular:
catawampus
Plural:
catawampusesOrigin of Catawampus
-
The crooked sense may at least partly derive from the same source as the "cater" in cater-corner, which some would derive from Middle French catre (“four”)- in reference to four corners/square- from Old French quatre (“four”), from Latin quattuor. This is disputed by others, who suggest a possible Old Norse or other Scandinavian origin. See cater-corner and cater-corner for more.
From Wiktionary
-
In the fierce sense probably from catamount (mountain cat).
From Wiktionary
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to catawampus using the buttons below.