helter-skelter

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English

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic; with Middle English skelten ("to hasten") employed as a fossil word.

Pronunciation

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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

Bulgarian: объркано (bg) (obǎrkano), без ред (bez red)
Danish: hulter til bulter
Dutch: holderdebolder (nl)
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German: holterdiepolter (de)
Portuguese: a trouxe-mouxe

Adjective

helter-skelter (comparative more helter-skelter, superlative most helter-skelter)

Carelessly hurried and confused

Translations

Carelessly hurried and confused

Bulgarian: объркан (bg) (obǎrkan)
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See also

Noun

helter-skelter (countable and uncountable, plural helter-skelters)

confusion or turmoil
(British) A helical fairground slide

Translations

confusion or turmoil

Bulgarian: безпорядък (bg) m (bezporjadǎk), суматоха (bg) f (sumatoha)
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