# whomperjawed

> English word · Adjective · IPA /wɒm.pə(ɹ).d͡ʒɔːd/

## Definitions
1. Askew, amiss; not fitting, moving or working properly.

## Etymology
Ealiest known use is from 1942 (see quotations), and it was first mentioned in 1931. Possibly from an alteration of earlier whopperjawed, wopperjawed, wapper-jawed, ultimately related to wapper jaw (“a projecting underjaw”) (1825).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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