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Akimbo Ah Kim Bo Adverb Hands Hips Elbows Turned Outward

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(ah-KIM-bo), adverb

With hands on hips and elbows turned outward.

When my father gets really mad, he stands stock-still, arms AKIMBO, and slowly turns red in the face.

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