Every which way Definition 1 of 2Pro Tip 1/3Chaos Implied Used to describe situations with disorder or where things are spread out in a messy way. The children's toys were all over, every which way. Pro Tip 2/3Visualizing Disarray Imagine things being randomly arranged without pattern or organization. The hurricane left the papers flying every which way. Pro Tip 3/3No Specific Direction Not limited to a single direction, but rather in multiple or unspecified directions. He looked every which way for his lost ring.