Definition
Something that is askew, diagonal, or positioned in an awkward or unexpected way; going against the natural or expected direction.
Etymology
American dialect origin, possibly from 'catamaran' or 'cataclysm' combined with 'wampus' (corruption of 'wampish'). It emerged in 19th-century American English as a vivid way to describe sideways or crooked positioning.
Kelly Says
This delightfully weird word survived in American dialects for over 150 years because it perfectly captures that feeling when something just looks *wrong*—tilted, backwards, or inside-out. Mark Twain and frontier writers loved using it.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይነት አይነት
ay-net ay-net
ARالعربية
مُشَابِع
mu-sha-bi-e
BNবাংলা
অস্বাভাবিক
os-wa-bha-abi-k
CACatalà
descontrolat
de-sko-n-tro-lat
CSČeština
zkroucený
zkrou-cen-y
DADansk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
DEDeutsch
verwirrend
ver-vire-nd
ELΕλληνικά
παραμορφωμένος
pa-ra-mor-fo-men-os
ESEspañol
desequilibrado
des-e-ki-li-BRA-do
FAفارسی
نامنظم
na-man-ta-zam
FISuomi
sekaisin
se-ka-isin
FRFrançais
tordu
to-r-doo
HEעברית
מבולבל
me-vo-le-lel
HIहिन्दी
असंतुलित
as-an-tu-lit
HUMagyar
zavaros
za-va-ro-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak seimbang
tidak se-im-bang
ITItaliano
strano
stra-no
KMKM
មិនស្ថិត
mi-n-s-thit
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak seimbang
tidak se-im-bang
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်အကျယ်
a-ky-e-a-ky-e
NLNederlands
verwarrend
ver-war-rend
NONorsk
forvirrende
for-vir-ren-de
PLPolski
niezrozumiały
nie-ro-zoo-m-ee-ly
PTPortuguês
desequilibrado
des-e-ki-li-BRA-do
RUРусский
неправильный
ne-pra-vi-l-nyy
SVSvenska
svår att förstå
svawr att fo-r-sta
TAதமிழ்
சரியில்லாத
sa-ri-yil-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
వికৃతం
vi-kru-tham
THไทย
ไม่สม่ำเสมอ
mai-som-mao
TLTL
nakakapag-kamali
na-ka-ka-pa-ga-kam-ali
TRTürkçe
dengesiz
den-ge-siz
UKУкраїнська
змішаний
zmi-sha-nyy
VITiếng Việt
không ổn định
khong o-n dinh
ZUZU
kufanele
ku-fa-ne-le