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adj
Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Fierce, destructive.
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adv
Diagonally.
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adv
Utterly.
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noun
A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
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History
The first part may be related to cater-corner. The second part may be related to wampish (“wriggle, twist about like a fish”).
Perhaps from catamount (“cougar, puma, lynx”), influenced by the adjective above.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
