- curfuffle
- curfuffle (n.) 1813 (carfuffle), first used by Scottish writers, from a dialect word of Scotland based on fuffle "to throw into disorder;" first element probably as in kersplash, etc. (see KER- (Cf. ker-)).
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curfuffle — cur·fuf·fle … English syllables
curfuffle — kərˈfəfəl variant of carfuffle … Useful english dictionary
kerfuffle — row, disturbance, c.1930, first in Canadian English, ultimately from Scot. CURFUFFLE (Cf. curfuffle) … Etymology dictionary
kerfuffle — [kə fʌf(ə)l] noun Brit. informal a commotion or fuss. Origin C19: perh. from Scots curfuffle (prob. from Sc. Gaelic car twist, bend + imitative Scots fuffle to disorder ), or related to Ir. cior thual confusion, disorder … English new terms dictionary
kerfuffle — Noun. A commotion or fuss. Also occasionally spelt cafuffle, cufuffle and curfuffle. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
kerfuffle — /kəˈfʌfəl/ (say kuh fufuhl), / ˈfʊfəl/ (say foofuhl) noun Colloquial commotion; rumpus; fuss. Also, kerfoofle, kafuffle, kafoofle. {variant of Scottish curfuffle, derived from the verb fuffle cause commotion; first syllable perhaps Scottish… …
kerfuffle — ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a commotion or fuss. ORIGIN perhaps from Scots curfuffle (from fuffle «to disorder»), or related to Irish cior thual confusion, disorder … English terms dictionary
kerfuffle — n. esp. Brit. colloq. a fuss or commotion. Etymology: Sc. curfuffle f. fuffle to disorder: imit … Useful english dictionary
carfuffle — I. kärˈfəfəl, kər transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Scots car (from Scottish Gaelic car turn, twist) + fuffle, v. Scotland : di … Useful english dictionary
cafoufle — cafoufle, cafuffle varr. curfuffle n … Useful english dictionary
