Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skewampus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ske-wam-pus
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Askew; cattywampus.

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

more skewampus (comparative) most skewampus (superlative) skiwampus (alternative)

Questions

What does skewampus mean?: Askew; cattywampus.
Where does skewampus come from?: 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.

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