noun
kerfuffle
Kerfuffle (noun) means a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
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A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
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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”)
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"kerfuffle" (noun) means a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.