catawumpus

1. When something is all off balance or disheveled to the degree that you can see how its supposed to be and yet its clear that some rough-housing or real messin/cuttin up has made it nearly unworthy of bothering with to get it back that way due to the humor of the present state.

2. When someones point of view is really askew or makes no sense, thus their timing or sense of appropriateness lacks.

His hair was all catawumpus after we took him to the floor.

The music was so catawumpus that nobody could dance to it.

by thee radical eclectic August 30, 2006

cattywumpus

Skewed or sideways to, out of alignment.

Bubba, you got that manifold gasket in there all cattywumpus.

by harry flashman July 4, 2003

catawhumpus

Also pronounced caddywhumpus, it means just crooked enough to be look a bit off.

Because of the surveyor's lack of brain cells, the house was built catawhumpus.

by Tiamat March 16, 2004

catywampus

Catywampus is a southern colloquialism that means off-kilter or unexpected.

That clock is all catywampus, effin thing runs backwards half the time.

by BarberStiles February 19, 2010

catywompus

1: Southern term for not being organized.

2: across the street kitty corner.

1: My sons room is all catywompus.

2: I live catywompus from the five-n-dime

by LazyOverLord March 28, 2005

catwampus

1. Describing an object or movement, with the first part out of line with the second part.
2. The motion of a vehicle which has the front axle alignment slightly offset from the back axle alignment, causing the vehicle to track diagonally as it moves down the road.
3. The motion of an any animal that runs or moves with its body slightly diagonal to the forward direction, similar to a cat.
4. Parts out of alignment.
5. Something that just doesn't work out.
6. A crooked object.
7. A haphazard arrangment of things.
8. A wildcat in the Tennessee woods.

Pronunciation: cat-a-wom-puss (or) cat' whom-puss

Catwampus is usually preceded by the words "run", "went", "slightly", or "kinda".

Origin: From the word Wampus, a Tennessee and Kentucky hillbilly slang name for the legendary mountain lion or wildcat. Wildcats run fast with their hind legs very offset to one side from their front legs. They are often afraid of humans and therefore are often viewed from the rear as they are running away.

Also spelled: cat'wampus, cat-wampus, cattywampus, catawampus, caddywampus, catawompas, caddywhampus, catterwampus, catterwhompus.

"The 18 wheeler semi tractor trailer truck drove catwampus down the highway because the trailer wheels were not aligned well."

"The project went catwampus because the workers and the management just didn't see eye to eye."

"The picture on the wall was slightly catwampus after the storm."

"The wagon wheel ran catwampus after hitting a rock when the horses were spooked."

by Bonnie Crystal October 21, 2007

catywampus

when something goes unexpectedly or gets out of control.

girl 1: “woah we just flew off the sled.”
girl 2: “ahh that was catywampus!”

by 19328382838 November 5, 2020