What does whomperjawed mean?
Whomperjawed means (dialectal, Southern US, especially Texas) Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly..
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/wɒm.pə(ɹ).d͡ʒɔːd/ · adjective
(dialectal, Southern US, especially Texas) Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly..
The pending bill as it stands presents another whomper-jawed, lopsided, cross-eyed picture.
Honestly, I felt pretty wolfish that time. I didn’t have a thing to defend myself with but my fist. But I was much of a man, and he was a little gangling, bandy-legged, whomper-jawed, worthless specimen of humanity.
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Whomperjawed means (dialectal, Southern US, especially Texas) Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly..
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The pending bill as it stands presents another whomper-jawed, lopsided, cross-eyed picture.
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