skewampus

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skewampus

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The first part is probably related to skew, askew, and the second part may be from or related to cattywampus or its possible etymon wampish.

adjective more skewampus · most skewampus · skiwampus

Askew; cattywampus.

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"skewampus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skewampus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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skewampus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skewampus

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"skewampus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skewampus.

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@misc{skewampus_2026,
  title = {skewampus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skewampus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}