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skimble-scamble
or skim·ble-skam·ble
[ skim-buhl-skam-buhl; skim-uhl-skam-uhl ]
skimble-scamble
/ ˈskɪmbəlˈskæmbəl /
adjective
- rambling; confused
noun
- meaningless discourse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skimble-scamble1
First recorded in 1590–1600; reduplication of Scots and British dialect scamble “to struggle, trample”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skimble-scamble1
C16: whimsical formation based on dialect scamble to struggle
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Example Sentences
Hence all this "skimble scamble stuff" about "Satanic," and so forth.
From Project Gutenberg
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