arms akimbo
Hands on hips
Arms akimbo describes a posture with hands on hips and elbows bent outward.
The stance typically signals impatience, defiance, or confident authority: She stood arms akimbo, waiting for an explanation.
The word akimbo rarely appears outside this phrase, though legs can also be akimbo when sprawled at angles.
- hands on hipsElbows-out standing posture
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- wide stanceFeet positioned far apart
- defiantOpenly resisting control
- postureBody position, alignment
confident · confrontational · staring down · sassy · impatient · waiting · standoff · assertive · bold · angular · hips · elbows · swagger · attitude · challenge · power pose · frustrated · stern
arms akimboarms folded
arms crossed · hands clasped · hands behind back · relaxed posture · slumped shoulders
arms akimbosubmissive posture
Body position showing subordination
cowering · shrinking · withdrawn · hunched over · slouching
arm, arms, armed, arming, armless, armful, armfuls, forearm, forearms