catawampousadj.

/katəˈwɒmpəs/

Forms: Also cataˈwamptious

/kætəˈwɒmpʃəs/.

Etymology: A humorous formation, the origin of which is lost: the first part of the word was perhaps suggested by catamount, or ? by words in Greek κατα-.

slang (chiefly U.S.).

Fierce, unsparing, destructive. Also, askew, awry. (A high-sounding word with no very definite meaning.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew

obliquate?a1425

cama1600

ajee1816

askew1831

skew-whiff1839

splay1873

catawampous1885

skewgee1890

cockeye1891

boss-eyed1898

skewy1898

cockeyed1899

squiffy1941

akimbo1943

1840 Spirit of Times 25 Jan. 561/2 Him is done up—used up catawampous—kicked up into eberlasting hoki!

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxi. 259 There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too.

1856 Househ. Words 13 148 It had fallen a victim to the jaws of deadly alligator, or catawampous panther.

1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains ix. 153 She got me plumb catawampus.

1889 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove iii. 44 But it's a powerful differ ter please this man an' not git that one set catawampus.

1917 L. M. Montgomery Anne's House of Dreams xxxvi. 308 Dear me, everything has gone catawampus with me this week.

Derivatives

cataˈwampus n. a bogy, a fierce imaginary animal.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures

man in the moon1596

Briarean1598

phantasim1598

mooncalf1638

splacknuck1726

Idomenian1764

little green man1802

ring-tailed roarer1828

Belsnickel1830

ice worm1830

catawampus1843

whangdoodle1852

Prince Charming1855

boojum1876

snark1879

Easter rabbit1881

Easter bunny1900

death moth1910

Moomin1950

energy vampire1967

tooth fairy1977

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xxviii. 265 The tother one what got most sker'd, is a sort of catawampus (spiteful).

1874 M. Collins & F. Collins Frances I. 162 The catawampuses you see about harvest time—they fly quite pretty in the air, but, O my gracious, don't they sting!

1893 C. M. Yonge & C. R. Coleridge Strolling Players xvii. 145 Classes had better..swallow each other, like the crocodile and the catawampus.

cataˈwampously adv.

ΚΠ

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. x. xx. 204 To be catawampously champed up by a mercenary selfish cormorant of a capitalist.

cataˈwamptiously adv. ‘fiercely, eagerly. To be catawamptiously chawed up is to be completely demolished, utterly defeated’ (Bartlett Dict. Americanisms).

ΚΠ

1857 F. Douglass Speech To take to our heels before three hundred thousand slaveholders, for fear of being catawamptiously chawed up?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	catawampous
释义	catawampousadj. /katəˈwɒmpəs/ Forms: Also cataˈwamptious /kætəˈwɒmpʃəs/. Etymology: A humorous formation, the origin of which is lost: the first part of the word was perhaps suggested by catamount, or ? by words in Greek κατα-. slang (chiefly U.S.). Fierce, unsparing, destructive. Also, askew, awry. (A high-sounding word with no very definite meaning.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > askew obliquate?a1425 cama1600 ajee1816 askew1831 skew-whiff1839 splay1873 catawampous1885 skewgee1890 cockeye1891 boss-eyed1898 skewy1898 cockeyed1899 squiffy1941 akimbo1943 1840 Spirit of Times 25 Jan. 561/2 Him is done up—used up catawampous—kicked up into eberlasting hoki! 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxi. 259 There air some catawampous chawers in the small way too. 1856 Househ. Words 13 148 It had fallen a victim to the jaws of deadly alligator, or catawampous panther. 1885 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Prophet Great Smoky Mountains ix. 153 She got me plumb catawampus. 1889 ‘C. E. Craddock’ Despot Broomsedge Cove iii. 44 But it's a powerful differ ter please this man an' not git that one set catawampus. 1917 L. M. Montgomery Anne's House of Dreams xxxvi. 308 Dear me, everything has gone catawampus with me this week. Derivatives cataˈwampus n. a bogy, a fierce imaginary animal. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > imaginary persons or creatures man in the moon1596 Briarean1598 phantasim1598 mooncalf1638 splacknuck1726 Idomenian1764 little green man1802 ring-tailed roarer1828 Belsnickel1830 ice worm1830 catawampus1843 whangdoodle1852 Prince Charming1855 boojum1876 snark1879 Easter rabbit1881 Easter bunny1900 death moth1910 Moomin1950 energy vampire1967 tooth fairy1977 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase I. xxviii. 265 The tother one what got most sker'd, is a sort of catawampus (spiteful). 1874 M. Collins & F. Collins Frances I. 162 The catawampuses you see about harvest time—they fly quite pretty in the air, but, O my gracious, don't they sting! 1893 C. M. Yonge & C. R. Coleridge Strolling Players xvii. 145 Classes had better..swallow each other, like the crocodile and the catawampus. cataˈwampously adv. ΚΠ 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel III. x. xx. 204 To be catawampously champed up by a mercenary selfish cormorant of a capitalist. cataˈwamptiously adv. ‘fiercely, eagerly. To be catawamptiously chawed up is to be completely demolished, utterly defeated’ (Bartlett Dict. Americanisms). ΚΠ 1857 F. Douglass Speech To take to our heels before three hundred thousand slaveholders, for fear of being catawamptiously chawed up? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1840
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