lelandpaul has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 0 lists, listed 0 words, written 1 comment, added 0 tags, and loved 3 words.
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lelandpaul commented on the word whopperjawed
I know this word as a midwestern American regionalism for "askew". It's commonly used in my family; I wasn't aware of how rare it was outside my family until recently. The most detailed information I can find online is at World Wide Words. I'd love to discuss frequency and area of usage, if other users are familiar with the term. (Also spelling – I had always imagined it spelled "woperjod", obscuring the etymology.)
December 5, 2011