Definition of "higgledy-piggledy" in English

adjective

1. (slang) In utter disorder or confusion; mixed up.

   • I can't find your memo since my desk is all higgledy-piggledy.

adverb

1. (slang) In a confused, disordered, or random way.

noun

1. A disordered jumble; a confusion.

noun

1. A double-dactyl; a short poem with eight lines in dactylic meter.

2. Any of various word games using rhyming compounds or dactylic words or phrases.