English Explanatory Dictionary

skimble-skamble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Confused, chaotic, disorderly, senseless.
noun
  1. Gibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skimble-skamble.wav

Word forms

skimble-skamble skimble-scamble

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.

Synonyms

absurd Laputan cockamamie cockeyed farcical foolish full of it irrational inconsistent incongruous jabberwocky laughable ludicrous nonsensical preposterous priceless rich ridiculous skimble-skamble unreasonable absurdity all my eye all my eye and Betty Martin applesauce bafflegab balderdash balls baloney banana oil Bandini baragouin batcrap batshit bilgewater blah blather blatherskite bobbins bollocks bosh BS bull bullcrap bulldust bull feathers bullshit bullspeak bunk bunkum bushwah clamjamfrey claptrap cobblers codswallop crap crock crock of shit double Dutch double talk doublespeak
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