noun
bowlegs; knock-knees
Colloquial term for legs that are curved outward (bowlegs) or inward (knock-knees), likened to a crocodile's legs. Often used in casual or self-deprecating contexts.
彼はわに足を気にしている。
He is self-conscious about his bowlegs.
子供の頃、わに足って言われたことがある。
When I was a child, I was sometimes called 'crocodile legs'.
Compound of わに (crocodile/alligator) and 足 (legs/feet), from the resemblance of bowlegs or knock-knees to a crocodile's splayed legs.