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wampus, n. U.S. slang.|ˈwɒmpəs, ˈwæmpəs|
[Of uncertain origin; perh. shortened f. catawampus n. s.v. catawampous a. Cf. also rumpus n., wump n.]
An objectionable, bad-tempered, or loutish person.
1912Dialect Notes III. 592 Wampus,..any offensive or loathsome person or thing. Sometimes applied to a negro without regard to his personal qualities. 1928R. Santee Cowboy v. 74 Boy! he's a wampus, what I mean. An' fight! It took all four of us to handle him. 1935H. L. Davis Honey in Horn ix. 106 Grandma Simmons, who had been made by the artist to look like an iron-chinned old wampus. 1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §391/2 Lout; gawk,..Tony Lumpkin, umpchay, wampus, whickerbill, [etc.]. Ibid. §394/1 Awkward or careless person,..wampus, yap, yokel. |