skimble-scamble

or skim·ble-skam·ble

[ skim-buhl-skam-buhl; skim-uhl-skam-uhl ]

adjective

1. rambling; nonsensical; confused:

   a skimble-scamble explanation.

skimble-scamble

/ ˈskɪmbəlˈskæmbəl /

adjective

1. rambling; confused

noun

1. meaningless discourse

Word History and Origins

Origin of skimble-scamble¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; reduplication of Scots and British dialect scamble “to struggle, trample”

Word History and Origins

Origin of skimble-scamble¹

C16: whimsical formation based on dialect scamble to struggle

Example Sentences

What can a director do with such supererogatory skimble-scamble?

From Time Magazine Archive

As you are perfectly aware, all that I vented was just a deal of skimble-scamble stuff, a verbal syllabub of balderdash.

From Project Gutenberg