pell-mell
/ˈpɛlˈmɛl/ · noun
Meaning
- A 17th-century game in which a ball was driven along an alley and through a hoop using a mallet.
- Hasty and uncontrolled.
- In haste and chaos; uncontrolledly, confusedly.
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