akimbo
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·kim·bo /əˈkɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ adjective 1. (with) arms akimbo HBHwith your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your body 两手叉腰的2. (with) legs akimbo with your legs wide apart 两腿叉开的Origin akimbo (1700-1800) in kenbow, on kenbow ((15-17 centuries)), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn “bent in a curve”
a·kim·bo adjectiveChineseSyllable
akimbo
a‧kim‧bo /əˈkɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/
adjective
2. (with) legs akimbo with your legs wide apart
a‧kim‧bo /əˈkɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/
adjective Date: 1700-1800
Origin: in kenbow, on kenbow (15-17 centuries), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn 'bent in a curve'
1. (with) arms akimbo with your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your bodyOrigin: in kenbow, on kenbow (15-17 centuries), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn 'bent in a curve'
2. (with) legs akimbo with your legs wide apart
