higgledypiggledy
əl adverb
1.
in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter.
adjective
2.
confused; jumbled.
Origin:
1590–1600; rhyming compound of uncertain origin
1590–1600; rhyming compound of uncertain origin
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| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | in a jumble |
| —n | |
| 2. | a muddle |
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Higgledypiggledy
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Word Origin & History
higgledy-piggledy
1598, probably formed from pig and the animal's suggestions of mess and disorder.
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