kimbo

English

Adjective

kimbo (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”).
    • 1887, Towards the Gulf: A Romance of Louisiana (page 21)
      The gentleman who usually fell into his, with his legs astride the seat, and his arms kimbo on the back, was Mr. Burton, a very small man, who took all the liberties accorded to small people.

References
  • 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
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