How to pronounce skimble-skamble
American English pronunciation
skim-bul-SKAM-bul
- IPA
- /ˌskɪmbəlˈskæmbəl/
- Syllables
- skim · bul · SKAM · bul (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What skimble-skamble means
Jumbled, rambling, and making no sense
In a sentence: My little brother told a skimble-skamble story about a dragon, a bus, and his socks.
Where it comes from: It doubles up an old word, scamble, which meant to scramble or jostle. Shakespeare made it popular in his play Henry IV, Part 1 (1597).
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