gallimaufry
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əˈmɔ noun, plural gal·li·mau·fries. Chiefly Literary.
1.
a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
2.
a ragout or hash.
Origin:
1545–55; < Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself (see gallant) and Picard dialect mafrer to gorge oneself (< Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh)
1545–55; < Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew, probably a conflation of galer to amuse oneself (see gallant) and Picard dialect mafrer to gorge oneself (< Middle Dutch moffelen to eat, nosh)
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| —n , pl -fries | |
| a jumble; hotchpotch | |
| [C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin] | |
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Gallimaufry
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
gallimaufry
"a medley," 1551, from Fr. galimafrée "hash, ragout," from O.Fr. calimafree "sauce made of mustard, ginger, and vinegar; a stew of carp;" origin unknown, perhaps from O.Fr. galer "to make merry, live well" + O.N.Fr. mafrer "to eat much," from M.Du. maffelen. Others see the proper name Maufré.
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Example sentences
The appellants also raise a gallimaufry of challenges to the sufficiency of the government's proof.
We note, however, that the complaint attributes a gallimaufry of other substantially similar statements to the defendants.
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