Higgledy

Word HIGGLEDY
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Used an an expletive; to express great annoyance and/or frustration. Urban Dictionary

A saying used mainly to break an awkward silence in a large room. Urban Dictionary

Means dazed and confused. Urban Dictionary

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The word "higgledy" in example sentences

I raised a hand self-consciously to my locks, which as usual, could be politely described as higgledy-piggledy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

No doubt these things are all necessary to a mounted sentry, or they would not have been there; but it always seemed as though the horse had been loaded gipsy-fashion, in a manner that I may perhaps best describe as higgledy-piggledy, and that there was a want of military precision in the packing. ❋ Unknown (1862)

A crowded convention center floor, clearly, is not place to display or look at art works, mixed higgledy-piggledy with thousands of others, all of wildly divergent quality which ranges from the schlockiest of schlock to the occasional surprising new discovery or the familiar masterpiece. ❋ Peter Clothier (2011)

It was the time of afternoon called the chaya, when the shadow of the tall red-brick-and-marble Friday Mosque fell across the higgledy shacks of the slum clustered at its feet, that slum whose ramshackle tin roofs created such a swelter of heat that it was insupportable to be inside the fragile shacks except during the chaya and at night. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2010)

Back in the 1990s a friend, tired of the usual fan's attempts to bring about victory for Middlesbrough using the paraphernalia of lucky clothing and the like and, to be honest, during the higgledy-piggledy reign of Bryan Robson even Imelda Marcos would have exhausted her wardrobe in pursuit of something that would halt a post‑Christmas slump, determined on what appeared a foolproof scheme – a retrospectively effective charm. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the previous post I ran through the precedents of the story, but sticking all of those ideas together higgledy-piggledy would be a mess. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Again showing his bent for a carefully calibrated balance, Mr. Dunham knows that some places want symmetry and others don't so he offset the sofa configuration with what he calls the "higgledy-piggledyness of the rest of the room." ❋ Rita Konig (2011)

The big society was a massive scam to make society all higgledy piggledy to push everyone towards state control. ❋ Unknown (2011)

At the moment I have left the list higgledy-piggledy, like a jumble sale of books, as it appealed to me that way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Your room is a little higgledy-piggledy and could use a bit of tailored neatness. ❋ Sara Ruffin Costello (2010)

In contrast to the minimalism of the main house, the owner describes the guesthouse as "higgledy piggledy." ❋ Sarah Tilton (2011)

For a while I hovered above the town’s higgledy-piggledy houses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

All the others submit higgledy piggledy and get lots of rejections, you, oh thou great seer, can tell in advance the one perfect market that simply cannot refuse to reject your stories. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"There's [no more] [cold] beer [in the fridge], boo-higgledy!" ❋ IS3 (2006)

*[awkward silence] that has lasted for 15 minutes* John: [Higgledy figgledy]. *Everyone starts talking.* Joe: thanks for [breaking the silence] man. ❋ Diro1337 (2013)

This [person] had a higgledy-piggledy [moment]. ❋ Bitch245 (2022)

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