| helter-skelter 1. if you do something helter-skelter, you do it very quickly and without organization. We all ran helter-skelter down the stairs as soon as the alarm sounded. 2. helter-skelter - if you do something helter-skelter, you do it very quickly and without organization. Police have been unable to control the helter-skelter growth of the drugs trade. (always before noun) |