- kerfuffle
- kerfuffle "row, disturbance, c.1930, first in Canadian English, ultimately from Scot. CURFUFFLE (Cf. curfuffle).
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kerfuffle — [kər fuf′əl] n. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] disorder; uproar; confusion * * * … Universalium
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 — [kər fuf′əl] n. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] disorder; uproar; confusion … English World dictionary
Kerfuffle — Infobox musical artist Name = Kerfuffle Img capt = From left to right: Sam, Hannah, Chris, Tom Img size = 300 Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = East Midlands/South Yorkshire, UK Genre = Folk Years active = 2001 ndash;Present … Wikipedia
kerfuffle — I Australian Slang 1. argument; 2. commotion; 3. rumpus II Canadian Slang Scottish word referring to a flurry of agitation, as in, There was quite a kerfuffle after Mike asked for the project three days early. III Scottish Vernacular Dictionary A … English dialects glossary
kerfuffle — [[t]kə(r)fʌ̱f(ə)l[/t]] N SING A kerfuffle is a lot of argument, noisy activity, or fuss. [BRIT, INFORMAL] There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners. Syn: commotion … English dictionary
kerfuffle — noun /kəˈfʌfəl,kɚˈfʌfəl/ A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult. When she aired her views, she caused a bit of a kerfuffle at the meeting. Syn: brouhaha … Wiktionary
kerfuffle — A confusing mess (noun); becoming disorganized (verb). The Mideast is a perpetual kerfuffle … Dictionary of american slang
kerfuffle — A confusing mess (noun); becoming disorganized (verb). The Mideast is a perpetual kerfuffle … Dictionary of american slang
kerfuffle — noun Etymology: alteration of carfuffle, from Scots car (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled Date: 1946 chiefly British disturbance, fuss … New Collegiate Dictionary
