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skimble-scamble

Or 쾱·-첹·

[skim-buhl-skam-buhl, skim-uhl-skam-uhl]

adjective

  1. rambling; nonsensical; confused.

    a skimble-scamble explanation.

skimble-scamble

/ ˈɪəˈæə /

adjective

  1. rambling; confused

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. meaningless discourse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skimble-scamble1

First recorded in 1590–1600; reduplication of Scots and British dialect scamble “to struggle, trample”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skimble-scamble1

C16: whimsical formation based on dialect scamble to struggle
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

can a director do with such supererogatory skimble-scamble?

As you are perfectly aware, all that I vented was just a deal of skimble-scamble stuff, a verbal syllabub of balderdash.

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