skimble-skamble

Mane (Îngilîzî)

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Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
skim‧ble-skam‧ble
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈskɪmb(ə)lˌskæmb(ə)l/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.

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