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whopperjawed

Dialect

Meaning
Crooked, lopsided, or out of alignment
Type
Dialect Word
Used in
Arkansas, Appalachia

What does “whopperjawed” mean

An adjective meaning crooked, lopsided, or out of true, descended from the older 'wapper-jawed.' Common in Arkansas and the broader Ozark/Appalachian South to describe anything misaligned, from a fence to a person's jaw.

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