Definition of akimbo Akimbo
/ʌkɪˈmbowˌ/ - [ukimbow] - a•kim•bo
We found 6 definitions of akimbo from 4 different sources.
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What does akimbo mean?
WordNet
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| akimbo - (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; "a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"; "stood with arms akimbo" | ||
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| akimbo - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; "she stood there akimbo" |
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- akimbo (a.)
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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akimbo
a-kim′bo, adj. with hand on hip and elbow bent outward. [Ety. uncertain; Skeat suggests the Ice. kengboginn, bent into a crook, from kengr, a crook, twist, kink, and boginn, bowed. Others connect the -kim with Keen.]
