higgledy-piggledy - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

Forum API

- See Also:
- - hierarchical
  - hierarchy
  - hieratic
  - hiero-
  - hierocracy
  - hieroglyph
  - hieroglyphic
  - hierogram
  - hierophant
  - higgle
  - higgledy-piggledy
  - higgler
  - Higgs boson
  - high
  - high altar
  - high chair
  - High Church
  - high colour
  - high command
  - high commission
  - high court
- Settings:
- - Click on word:
    gets translation
    does nothing
- - Recent searches:
    - Save history
    - View All
- Links:
- WR Random Word:
- Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!

higgledy-piggledy

in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
higgledy-piggledy/hɪɡldiˈpɪɡldi/

▶adverb & adjective in confusion or disorder.

– origin C16: rhyming jingle, prob. with ref. to the irregular herding together of pigs.

'higgledy-piggledy' also found in these Oxford entries:

Forum discussions with the word(s) "higgledy-piggledy" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "higgledy-piggledy".

Ask in the forums yourself.Visit the English Only Forum.

Look up "higgledy-piggledy" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "higgledy-piggledy" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android App

iPhone App

Report an inappropriate ad.