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wampus

¹

[wom-puh s]

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noun, plural wam·pus·es.

a strange or objectionable person; lout.

Origin of wampus

¹

perhaps extracted from catawampus

wampus

²

[wom-puh s]

noun, plural wam·pus·es.

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Examples from the Web for wampus

Historical Examples of wampus

He snuggled the wanderer against his wampus and crawled into the wagon with him, eager to apply first aid to the case.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley
Abbie Johnston Grosvenor