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higgledy-piggledy

(higəl dē′ pigəl dē′)

adverb

in disorder; in jumbled confusion

Origin: redupl., prob. from pig

adjective

jumbled; confused

See higgledy-piggledy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
In utter disorder or confusion: “There is something delightfully and liberatingly ludicrous about parading higgledy-piggledy in a line of walkers of all shapes and sizes” (Christa Worthington).
adjective
Topsy-turvy; jumbled.

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