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higgledy-piggledy

[hig-uhl-dee-pig-uhl-dee] / ˈhɪg əl diˈpɪg əl di /


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Instead of obsessing over the latest higgledy-piggledy, do something useful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2024

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.

From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2022

Moreover, the liver does not just expand higgledy-piggledy in the animals.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 15, 2022

They were crammed higgledy-piggledy into a series of ill-lit strong rooms behind steel doors, and covered in dust, grime and rat droppings.

From BBC ● May 15, 2021

“Look at the furniture higgledy-piggledy in the corridor.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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