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单词 catawampus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cat•a•wam•pus  (kat′ə wompəs),USA pronunciation [Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]
adj. 
  1. Dialect Termsaskew;
    awry.
  2. Dialect Termspositioned diagonally;
    cater-cornered.

adv. 
  1. Dialect Termsdiagonally;
    obliquely:We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field.
Also, cattywampus. 
  • cata- diagonally (see cater- cornered) + -wampus, perh. akin to wampish 1830–40 for earlier sense "utterly''

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