| 词汇 | higgledy-piggledy |
| 词源 | higgledy-piggledy. As an adjective higgledy-piggledy means “jumbled, topsy turvey,” as in “They were thrown higgledy- piggledy into a large pile.” The word is an old rhyming com- pound of uncertain origin that dates back to the late 1500s and may possibly have something to do with pigs being herded together. |
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