whomperjawed
Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properlyAskew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.
UK/wɒm.pə(ɹ).d͡ʒɔːd/US/wɑm.pɚ.d͡ʒɔd/
Meaning
1 senses(Southern US, Texas, dialectal, especially)Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.
Origin
Ealiest known use is from 1942 (see quotations), and it was first mentioned in 1931. PossiEaliest known use is from 1942 (see quotations), and it was first mentioned in 1931. Possibly from an alteration of earlier whopperjawed, wopperjawed, wapper-jawed, ultimately related to wapper jaw (“a projecting underjaw”) (1825).
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