From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishakimboa‧kim‧bo /əˈkɪmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ adjective 1 → (with) arms akimbo2 → (with) legs akimboOrigin akimbo (1700-1800) in kenbow, on kenbow ((15-17 centuries)), probably from an unrecorded Old Norse i keng boginn “bent in a curve”
