noun
kerfuffle
Kerfuffle (noun) means a noisy fuss, upset, or commotion.
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A noisy fuss, upset, or commotion.
"There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere."
— Mark Memmott, Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere (2011)
"The debate seemed innocuous—a minor kerfuffle, but nothing that couldn’t be resolved and moved on from."
— Nadia Asparouhova, Remembering GitHub's Office, a Monument to Tech Culture (2023)
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Etymology
Probably from Scots curfuffle, which can be broken down as ker- + fuffle, or possibly related to Irish cíor thuathail ("confusion, bewilderment"). It is similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl ("uproar, trouble, agitation").
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What is the meaning of kerfuffle?
"kerfuffle" (noun) means a noisy fuss, upset, or commotion.
What is another word for kerfuffle?
Other words for "kerfuffle" include disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter.
