ˌhɛəɹəmˈskɛəɹəm ˌhɛltɚˈskɛltɚ ˌhɛltəˈskɛltə ˈpɛlˈmɛl ˈpɛlˈmɛl in a wild or reckless manner dashing harum-scarum all over the place running pell-mell up the stairs with undue hurry and confusion a helter-skelter kind of existence with never a pause a pell-mell dash for the train