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Akimbo


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Akimbo is an adverb that means with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward. 


Coming from Old Norse, akimbo has been around since the middle English period, holding the same meaning. Here’s an example of it in use:


I could always immediately tell when I’d been busted for skipping school. Usually my mom would be standing at the doorway, arms akimbo and face red from anger. 

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