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kerfuffle

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˈfʌfəl/ / /kɚˈfʌfəl/

noun

Etymology: Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)

  1. A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.

    “You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act[…]”

    “There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.”

verb

Etymology: Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)

  1. To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.