# skimble-skamble

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l/

## Definitions
1. Confused, chaotic, disorderly, senseless.

## Etymology
Reduplication of scamble (“to move about pushing and jostling, struggle for place or possession, scramble; to mangle”). The term was popularized by William Shakespeare’s use of it in the play Henry IV, Part 1 (c. 1597): see the quotation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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