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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HEELIEGETEE, n. A chaotic state, an uproar; applied esp. to a house which is very untidy or where everything is upside down (Abd.16 1949). [′hiligə′ti]Abd.27 1920:
She had jist flitted an' the hoose wis in a heeliegetee.

[For heelie-, cf. Heeligoleerie and for getee, cf. gae tae s.v. Gae, v., IV., 19. (2).]

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