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kerfuffle
[ ker-fuhf-uhl ]
noun
- Informal. a fuss; commotion.
kerfuffle
/ kəˈfʌfəl /
noun
- informal.commotion; disorder; agitation
verb
- tr to put into disorder or disarray; ruffle or disarrange
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kerfuffle1
First recorded in 1945–50; from Scots curfuffle, from cur- (from Scottish Gaelic car “a turn,” from Old Irish cor ) + fuffle “to disorder, confuse” (of imitative origin)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kerfuffle1
from Scottish curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic car twist, turn + fuffle to disarrange
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Example Sentences
The kerfuffle began with a £200 bet, followed by several smaller bets in quick succession.
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The only person this entirely unneccesary kerfuffle harms is Kate Middleton herself.
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The entire kerfuffle shows the straits that House Republicans are in on immigration reform.
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Hitchcock decided to abandon his adaptation of Hamlet to avoid any legal kerfuffle.
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That's the goofiest part about the kerfuffle: It's not a theoretical discussion.
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