helter-skelter
adjective/ˌheltə ˈskeltə(r)/
/ˌheltər ˈskeltər/
[only before noun]- done in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization
- a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHelter-skelter is used with these nouns:- ride
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as an adverb): a rhyming jingle of unknown origin, perhaps symbolic of running feet or from Middle English skelte ‘hasten’.Definitions on the go
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