pell-mell

/หˆpษ›lหˆmษ›l/

IPA: /P EH1 L M EH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A 17th-century game in which a ball was driven along an alley and through a hoop using a mallet.

adjective
  1. 1

    Hasty and uncontrolled.

adverb
  1. 1

    In haste and chaos; uncontrolledly, confusedly.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pall%20mall, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pell-mell