akimbo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
    • a tailor sitting with legs akimbo
    • stood with arms akimbo
  2. adverb with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
    • she stood there akimbo

WordNet

A*kim"bo adjective
Etymology
Etymology unknown. Cf. Kimbo.
Definitions
  1. With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward. "With one arm akimbo." Irving.

Webster 1913