akimbo
(adjective) (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; “a tailor sitting with legs akimbo”; “stood with arms akimbo”
akimbo
(adverb) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; “she stood there akimbo”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
akimbo (not comparable)
With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
• Almost always used after the noun modified.
akimbo (not comparable)
Into, in, or of the position where the arms are akimbo.
Source: Wiktionary
A*kim"bo, a. Etym: [Etymology unknown. Cf. Kimbo.]
Definition: With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. "With one arm akimbo." Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2024
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
