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Yes, akimbo is playable

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"Akimbo" Definition

adjective

Being in a bent, bowed, or arched position: "There he remained, dead to the world, limbs akimbo, until we left” ( Alex Shoumatoff).
Placed in such a way as to have the hands on the hips and the elbows bowed outward: children standing with arms akimbo.

adverb

In or into a position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward: children standing akimbo by the fence.

adjective or adverb

Having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward.
Set in a bent position .

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