hel·ter-skel·ter
ˌhel-tər-ˈskel-tər
1
: in undue haste, confusion, or disorder
ran helter-skelter, getting in each other's way—F. V. W. Mason
2
: in a haphazard manner
1
: a disorderly confusion : turmoil
2
British
: a spiral slide around a tower at an amusement park
1
: confusedly hurried : precipitate
2
: marked by a lack of order or plan : haphazard
the helter-skelter arrangement of the papers, all mussed and frayed—Jean Stafford
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