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higgledy-piggledy

[ hig-uhl-dee-pig-uhl-dee ]

adverb

  1. in a jumbled, confused, or disorderly manner; helter-skelter.


adjective

  1. confused; jumbled.

higgledy-piggledy

/ ˈɪɡəɪˈɪɡəɪ /

adjective

  1. in a jumble
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a muddle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of higgledy-piggledy1

First recorded in 1590–1600; rhyming compound of uncertain origin
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Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful.

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That could be due in part to Ötzi’s diet, says Nina Jablonski, an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University, who notes that the evolution of light skin in people in Europe was a “higgledy-piggledy process.”

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The 30-year-old said: "Instead of buying all matching furniture I just bought higgledy-piggledy bits and painted them to match."

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Ukrainians upload a higgledy-piggledy stream of information about Russians killed in the war on several channels on the Telegram messaging application, including the names of the deceased.

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Much of the turmoil, critics say, is rooted in Disney’s higgledy-piggledy decision to become the centerpiece of the contemporary culture wars.

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