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whomperjawed

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɒm.pə(ɹ).d͡ʒɔːd/
  • US: /wɑm.pɚ.d͡ʒɔd/
  • Southern-US: [wɑ̃m.pɚ.d͡ʒɑɒ̯d]
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  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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adj

Meaning 1

Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US, Texas, dialectal, especially

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Ealiest known use is from 1942 (see quotations), and it was first mentioned in 1931. Possibly from an alteration of earlier whopperjawed, wopperjawed, wapper-jawed, ultimately related to wapper jaw (“a projecting underjaw”) (1825).