Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a confused manner.
- Rambling; wandering; confused; incoherent.
- noun Rigmarole; nonsense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Rambling; disorderly; unconnected.
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Examples
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I vented was just a deal of skimble-scamble stuff, a verbal syllabub of balderdash.
The Certain Hour James Branch Cabell 1918
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Hung out with my parents, went to the beach and won scrabble with 'vied'. bonus: learned word skimble-scamble from websters raygun01: sites: androidguys, phandroid (my fav), androidandme, droid-life, androidcentral, androidspin ... forum: xda-developers. net.
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Hung out with my parents, went to the beach and won scrabble with 'vied'. bonus: learned word skimble-scamble from websters raygun01: sites: androidguys, phandroid (my fav), androidandme, droid-life, androidcentral, androidspin ... forum: xda-developers. net.
CNET News.com 2010
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Turning, Mr. Charteris remarked, "As you are perfectly aware, all that I vented was just a deal of skimble-scamble stuff, a verbal syllabub of balderdash.
The Certain Hour 1909
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