"whopperjawed"

Topeka's version of "cattywampus."

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Anonymous said…
I love it...I think it will have to be added to the vocabulary, right next to "bizarre"
he he
12/05/2006 8:37 PM
Anonymous said…
What does cattywampus mean? Is it a South Texas thing?
12/05/2006 8:58 PM
cjm said…
Cattywampus is like "askew" or "in disarray." But more fun.
12/05/2006 9:57 PM
Editor in Chief said…
I know both those terms, and love to use them up here with the Yankees! They look at me funny. Then I have to remind them that they call a purse a 'pocket-book.' Which really comes out sounding like pockabook, because of the terrible Long Island accents. I tell them their terminology is all cattywampus.

BTW, it's not a South Texas thing, I grew up in the Panhandle, and my mother uses it a lot. It is very useful, and much more colorful and entertaining an adjective to use than just saying 'things are all effed up.'

'Things are all cattywampus around here!'
12/06/2006 9:09 AM
wendy bird said…
My friend says wompy all the time. And it is sort-of rubbing off on me.

She lives in California. Wonder if that is a colquilism...
12/06/2006 1:33 PM
Jillie Bean (AKA Bubba's Sis) said…
Things are definitely all cattywampus around here! And a little whomperjawed.
12/06/2006 11:53 PM
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