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midnight_sun | 17:46 Wed 26th Feb 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does the phrase 'Higgldey Piggldey' come from? And have i spelt it correctly.
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The phrase first appeared in print as long ago as the 1590s. Its source is not certain, but there is a suggestion that it refers to pigs and the way they lie together in a completely irregular fashion. The double format is just a sort of vocal 'game' along the same lines as 'harum-scarum', jiggery-pokery etc. The normal spelling is 'higgledy-piggledy'.
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