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Nov. 16, 2014

pell-mell \PEL-MEL\ adverb 1. in a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc.: The crowd rushed pell-mell into the store when the doors opened. 2. in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner. Quotes But they erode already thin profit margins in developing-world factories and foster a pell-mell work environment in which getting the order out the door is the only thing that matters. -- James Surowiecki, "After Rana Plaza," The New Yorker, May 20, 2013 Origin Pell-mell is a variation on the French term pesle mesle, which is derived from the French verb mesler, "to mix." It entered English in the late 1500s.

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