skimble-scamble
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of skimble-scamble
First recorded in 1590–1600; reduplication of Scots and British dialect scamble “to struggle, trample”
Example Sentences
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What can a director do with such supererogatory skimble-scamble?
From Time Magazine Archive
As you are perfectly aware, all that I vented was just a deal of skimble-scamble stuff, a verbal syllabub of balderdash.
From The Certain Hour by Cabell, James Branch
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