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Definition of akimbo adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

akimbo

adverb

/əˈkɪmbəʊ/

/əˈkɪmbəʊ/

Word Originlate Middle English: from in kenebowe in Middle English, probably from Old Norse.

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Idioms

(with) arms akimbo

with your hands on your hips and your elbows pointing away from your body
- She stood looking at him with arms akimbo.
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