cattywampus

[ kat-ee-wom-puhs, kat-uh- ]

adjective

, Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

1. a variant of catawampus.

Example Sentences

“Aww, no, your beautiful bike! And your basket’s all cattywampus.”

From Literature

Since our perception of time has become cattywampus, I do want to remind you that Samsung’s Galaxy S20 and S20 Plus were two of the best Android phones released this year.

From The Verge

Cattywampus means slightly off-kilter or imperfect.

From Los Angeles Times

People poured out, leaving their cars parked cattywampus, blocking traffic in both directions.

From The Guardian

“What’s got you all cattywampus?”

From Literature