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"Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« on: November 06, 2013, 09:26:55 AM »
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"Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?

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I have apparently started a flame war on Facebook by asking this, so I turn to the Lounge as the only sober, mature, reflective deliberative body left in the world.

(For people from north of Philly or so: yes, people really say it. It's different from "kitty-corner", which just means diagonally opposite; cattywampus/catterwampus means flopped down in the middle of the floor, possibly drunkenly.)

"Kittywampus" is wrong, but I'm including it anyways to weed out the bad answers.
20 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
   Cattywampus
9 (45%)
   Catterwampus
0 (0%)
   Kittywampus
9 (45%)
   Caddywampus
1 (5%)
   Catawampus
1 (5%)
   

A poll without a correct answer?

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2. I've never used any of them, but

here in western Nebraska I've always heard it said "kittywampus."

Oh, and I've always heard "catty-corner" more often than "kitty-corner."

Speaking of cats, I say "catsup" instead of "ketchup," but I don't recall who else around these here parts do.

3. I generally use "flopped down in the middle of the floor, possibly drunkenly"

Never heard of cattywampus or its variations. Grew up in northern NJ.

Alternate term: wasted

Response to Recursion (Original post)Tue Nov 5, 2013, 08:24 PM
Star Member rug (52,601 posts)

4. Grew up in NYC, never heard it.

We just said shit-faced.

Response to Recursion (Original post)Tue Nov 5, 2013, 09:10 PM
Throd (3,968 posts)

5. Scaddywampus

My dad is a Hoosier and my mom is from SoCal. I learned it as "Scaddywampus"

Response to Recursion (Original post)Tue Nov 5, 2013, 09:42 PM
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6. Caddywampas, absolutely.

"His eyes stared off all caddywampas."

Response to Recursion (Original post)Tue Nov 5, 2013, 09:47 PM
Star Member Gidney N Cloyd (11,156 posts)

7. Caddywampus or Cattywampus

But I thought it just meant 'out of alignment'

Are these drunken wampus cats referring to "caddiwampas"?  
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2013, 09:32:05 AM »
Oh my.

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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2013, 09:35:18 AM »
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2013, 09:40:56 AM »
I couldn't help but wonder if the post was made by the two idiot primitives that live a few doors down from me.  My neighborhood refers to them as the "Wampus Cats."  After they see nolabear's post, they will probably now be dubbed the "Scatological Wampus Cats."
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2013, 01:44:10 PM »
Quote from: Purple Sage on November 06, 2013, 09:26:55 AM
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A poll without a correct answer?

Are these drunken wampus cats referring to "caddiwampas"?  

What is the correct answer to 1+1?
A) 7
B) GREEN
C) POTATO
D) NUMBERS ARE RACIST
E) GOVERNMENT
F) ALL OF THE ABOVE
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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 02:00:31 PM »
Quote from: Purple Sage on November 06, 2013, 09:26:55 AM
Are these drunken wampus cats referring to "caddiwampas"?  

No.

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Re: "Cattywampus" or "catterwampus" (or "kittywampus")?
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2013, 03:00:34 PM »
Quote from: jukin on November 06, 2013, 01:44:10 PM
What is the correct answer to 1+1?
A) 7
B) GREEN
C) POTATO
D) NUMBERS ARE RACIST
E) GOVERNMENT
F) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Trick question, the real answer is, 1+1= whatever you think it is because we don't want to hurt your feelings, here's your diploma have someone read it to make sure we spelled your name right.
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