hässäkkä — meaning in English

English meaning

• kerfuffle noun A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
• pretzel noun A baked bread snack, often salted, twisted into a knot or loop shape.
• SNAFU noun A confused, chaotic mess or a major mistake, especially one caused by miscommunication or poor planning.

Senses

hässäkkä is used for these senses in English:

• SNAFU A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.
• hoo-ha A fuss, uproar, commotion or stir; hype; brouhaha, hullabaloo.
• kerfuffle (chiefly, Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
• pretzel (by extension) Anything that is knotted, twisted, or tangled.

pretzel — full definition

1. noun A baked bread snack, often salted, twisted into a knot or loop shape.
2. verb To bend or twist something into a knotted shape.

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