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catty-wonker

catty-wonker adjective: synonym of catawampus (“askew”).

Adjective

catty-wonker

  1. Synonym of catawampus (“askew”).
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    Synonyms:
    catawampus

Synonyms of catty-wonker

Origin of catty-wonker

A variant (like e.g. cattywampus), probably influenced by wonky.

Questions about catty-wonker

What does catty-wonker mean?
Catty-wonker means synonym of catawampus (“askew”).
What part of speech is catty-wonker?
Catty-wonker is an adjective.

Words near catty-wonker in the dictionary

  1. catty
  2. catty-corner
  3. catty-cornered
  4. catty-mount
  5. catty-mounts
  6. catty-wonker
  7. cattycorner
  8. cattys
  9. cattywampus
  10. cattywampuses
  11. Catubig

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