HARUM-SCARUM


Meaning of HARUM-SCARUM in English

/ ˌheərəm ˈskeərəm; NAmE ˌherəm ˈskerəm; ˌhærəm ˈskærəm/ adjective

( old-fashioned ) behaving in a wild and sometimes careless way

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent. (as an adverb): reduplication based on hare and scare .

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