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say it: uh-KIM-boh
akimbo is an adjective and adverb meaning "(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body". It is pronounced /əˈkɪmˌboʊ/ — uh-KIM-boh. It carries 2 recorded senses.
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
“a tailor sitting with legs akimbo”
“stood with arms akimbo”
with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
“she stood there akimbo”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for akimbo come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.