catawampus

[kat-uh-wom-puh s] Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.

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adjective

askew; awry.

positioned diagonally; cater-cornered.
adverb

diagonally; obliquely:
We took a shortcut and walked catawampus across the field.

I was an awkward kid. lol