higgledy-piggledy
adverb/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
/ˌhɪɡldi ˈpɪɡldi/
(informal)- in an untidy way that lacks any order
- Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: rhyming jingle, probably with reference to the irregular herding together of pigs.Want to learn more?
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