kim-kamadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈkɪmˌkam/, U.S.

/ˈkɪmˌkæm/

Forms: Also 1700s chim-cham.

Etymology: apparently < kam, cam adj., crooked, awry, reduplicated as in flim-flam, jim-jam, etc.

Obsolete exc. dialect.

A. adj.

Crooked, awkward, perverse, contrary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective]

contrariousc1290

contraryinga1340

contrary1340

adversarya1382

overthwartc1384

contrairc1400

contrariantc1400

adverse1418

repugnantc1443

thwarting1530

pugnant1537

opposite1577

haggard1578

impugnant1579

kim-kam1582

antagonist1591

adversative1595

counter1596

opposing1597

antipathetical1601

thwart1601

aversed1609

aversive1609

adversarious1622

averse1623

antipathousa1625

inimicitious1641

opponent1641

negative1642

gainstanding1674

antithetic1753

opposed1784

oppositional1829

transversive1855

oppositionary1905

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse

wharfedc1175

thwart-over?c1225

fromwardc1275

thwarta1325

wilgernc1325

contrariousa1340

froward1340

rebours1340

awaywarda1375

overthwartc1384

protervec1384

waywardc1384

arsewardc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

ungraitha1400

wraweda1400

awklyc1400

perversec1425

awkc1440

perversiosec1475

crooked1508

wrayward1516

awkward1530

difficilec1533

peevish1539

protervous1547

overthwarting1552

untowardly1561

difficult1589

cross1594

cama1600

frowish1601

awkwardish1613

haggardly1635

pigheadeda1637

cross-grained1647

wry1649

crossfulc1680

thwarting1718

kim-kama1734

wronghead1737

piggish1742

witherly1790

top-thrawn1808

contrary1850

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

thwarteous1890

bloody-minded1935

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 23 Thee wauering Commons in kym kam sectes ar haled.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §47 151 Now the Reason of all this Chim-Cham Stuff, is the ridiculous Undertaking, of the Author, to prove Oates' Plot..out of Coleman's Papers.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Let's a none o' yore kim-kam ways.

B. adv.

Crookedly, awry; in a wayward, perverse, or contrary way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb]

witherc1200

contrariouslyc1380

overthwartlya1425

adversarilyc1475

incontrary1488

incontrair?a1500

contrairly1535

thwartly1558

adversatively1571

sinisterlya1600

kim-kam1603

antagonistically1610

cross1614

oppositively1622

thwarta1628

counter1643

reverse1649

counter-bias1656

contrariwise1682

contrarily1781

antipathetically1818

opposingly1842

hostilely1876

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > with legs crossing each other

kim-kam1603

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 452 Every thing then was turned upside downe, and..all went kim kam.

1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. i. xii. 113 He presumes [etc.]..kim kam to the experience of all Common-wealths.

1691–2 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 47 [1666] This yeare all my businesses and affaires ran kim-kam.

18.. Whittaker in Lancash. Gloss. Kim-kam, (to walk) with a throw of the legs athwart one another.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kim-kam
释义	kim-kamadj.adv. Brit. /ˈkɪmˌkam/, U.S. /ˈkɪmˌkæm/ Forms: Also 1700s chim-cham. Etymology: apparently < kam, cam adj., crooked, awry, reduplicated as in flim-flam, jim-jam, etc. Obsolete exc. dialect. A. adj. Crooked, awkward, perverse, contrary. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] contrariousc1290 contraryinga1340 contrary1340 adversarya1382 overthwartc1384 contrairc1400 contrariantc1400 adverse1418 repugnantc1443 thwarting1530 pugnant1537 opposite1577 haggard1578 impugnant1579 kim-kam1582 antagonist1591 adversative1595 counter1596 opposing1597 antipathetical1601 thwart1601 aversed1609 aversive1609 adversarious1622 averse1623 antipathousa1625 inimicitious1641 opponent1641 negative1642 gainstanding1674 antithetic1753 opposed1784 oppositional1829 transversive1855 oppositionary1905 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse wharfedc1175 thwart-over?c1225 fromwardc1275 thwarta1325 wilgernc1325 contrariousa1340 froward1340 rebours1340 awaywarda1375 overthwartc1384 protervec1384 waywardc1384 arsewardc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 ungraitha1400 wraweda1400 awklyc1400 perversec1425 awkc1440 perversiosec1475 crooked1508 wrayward1516 awkward1530 difficilec1533 peevish1539 protervous1547 overthwarting1552 untowardly1561 difficult1589 cross1594 cama1600 frowish1601 awkwardish1613 haggardly1635 pigheadeda1637 cross-grained1647 wry1649 crossfulc1680 thwarting1718 kim-kama1734 wronghead1737 piggish1742 witherly1790 top-thrawn1808 contrary1850 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 thwarteous1890 bloody-minded1935 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 23 Thee wauering Commons in kym kam sectes ar haled. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. §47 151 Now the Reason of all this Chim-Cham Stuff, is the ridiculous Undertaking, of the Author, to prove Oates' Plot..out of Coleman's Papers. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. (at cited word) Let's a none o' yore kim-kam ways. B. adv. Crookedly, awry; in a wayward, perverse, or contrary way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] witherc1200 contrariouslyc1380 overthwartlya1425 adversarilyc1475 incontrary1488 incontrair?a1500 contrairly1535 thwartly1558 adversatively1571 sinisterlya1600 kim-kam1603 antagonistically1610 cross1614 oppositively1622 thwarta1628 counter1643 reverse1649 counter-bias1656 contrariwise1682 contrarily1781 antipathetically1818 opposingly1842 hostilely1876 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > with legs crossing each other kim-kam1603 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 452 Every thing then was turned upside downe, and..all went kim kam. 1658 J. Harrington Prerogative Pop. Govt. i. xii. 113 He presumes [etc.]..kim kam to the experience of all Common-wealths. 1691–2 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 47 [1666] This yeare all my businesses and affaires ran kim-kam. 18.. Whittaker in Lancash. Gloss. Kim-kam, (to walk) with a throw of the legs athwart one another. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1582
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