kurfuffle

World English Dictionary
kerfuffle, carfuffle or kurfuffle (kəˈfʌfəl)
 
n
1.  informal chiefly (Brit) commotion; disorder; agitation
 
vb
2.  (Scot) (tr) to put into disorder or disarray; ruffle or disarrange
 
[from Scottish curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic car twist, turn + fuffle to disarrange]
 
carfuffle, carfuffle or kurfuffle
 
n
 
vb
 
[from Scottish curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic car twist, turn + fuffle to disarrange]
 
kurfuffle, carfuffle or kurfuffle
 
n
 
vb
 
[from Scottish curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic car twist, turn + fuffle to disarrange]

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Kurfuffle is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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