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hurry-scurry

American  
[hur-ee-skur-ee, huhr-ee-skuhr-ee] / ˈhɜr iˈskɜr i, ˈhʌr iˈskʌr i /
Or hurry-skurry

noun

  1. headlong, disorderly haste; hurry and confusion.

adverb

  1. with hurrying and scurrying.

  2. confusedly; in a bustle.

adjective

  1. characterized by headlong, disorderly flight or haste.

hurry-scurry British  

adverb

  1. in frantic haste

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adjective

  1. hasty and disorderly

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noun

  1. disordered haste

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verb

  1. to rush about in confusion

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Etymology

Origin of hurry-scurry

First recorded in 1725–35

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