skimble-scamble
or skim·ble-skam·ble
[ skim-buhl-skam-buhl; skim-uhl-skam-uhl ]
adjective
rambling; nonsensical; confused: a skimble-scamble explanation.
Origin of skimble-scamble
1First recorded in 1590–1600; reduplication of Scots and British dialect scamble “to struggle, trample”
Words Nearby skimble-scamble
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How to use skimble-scamble in a sentence
Hence all this "skimble scamble stuff" about "Satanic," and so forth.
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British Dictionary definitions for skimble-scamble
skimble-scamble
/ (ˈskɪmbəlˈskæmbəl) archaic /
adjective
rambling; confused
noun
meaningless discourse
Origin of skimble-scamble
1C16: whimsical formation based on dialect scamble to struggle
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