# higgledy-piggledy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɪɡəldiˌpɪɡəldi/

## Definitions
1. In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.

## Etymology
A reduplicated rhyming compound. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a possible link to pig, since the animals huddle in irregular groups, but notes that the connection is uncertain. First use appears c. 1598. The first part of the old alternative form, hoggledy-piggledy, may derive from the archaic Welsh hogldy, a hovel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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