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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

The 30-year-old said: "Instead of buying all matching furniture I just bought higgledy-piggledy bits and painted them to match."

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2022

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

The sparrows lived higgledy-piggledy here in one great untidy tribe.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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