akimbo
[ uh-kim-boh ]
/ əˈkɪm boʊ /
adjective, adverb
with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo.
Origin of akimbo
1375–1425; late Middle English
in kenebowe < Old Norse
*i keng boginn bent into a crook (
i in,
keng accusative of
kengr hook,
boginn past participle of
bjūga to bend)
Words nearby akimbo
akhnaton,
akiapolaau,
akiba ben joseph,
akihito,
akil,
akimbo,
akimiski island,
akin,
akinesia,
akinesthesia,
akinete
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British Dictionary definitions for akimbo
akimbo
/ (əˈkɪmbəʊ) /
adjective, adverb
arms akimbo or with arms akimbo
with hands on hips and elbows projecting outwards
Word Origin for akimbo
C15
in kenebowe, literally: in keen bow, that is, in a sharp curve