helter-skelter

Universal Words noun, adjective noun (BrE) a tall tower at a FAIRGROUND that has a path twisting around the outside of it from the top to the bottom for people to slide down adjective [onlybeforenoun] done in a hurry and in a way that lacks organization: a helter-skelter dash to meet the deadline helter-skelter adverb: People ran helter-skelter. There were bodies on the ground and the injured were crying.