helter-skelter
English
Etymology
Likely onomatopoeic; with Middle English skelten ("to hasten") employed as a fossil word.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə/
- Hyphenation: hel‧ter-‧skel‧ter
Adverb
helter-skelter (comparative more helter-skelter, superlative most helter-skelter)
- In confused, disorderly haste
Translations
in confused, disorderly haste
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Translations
Carelessly hurried and confused
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See also
Noun
helter-skelter (countable and uncountable, plural helter-skelters)
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