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kerfuffle(dictionary)

kerfuffle (iou)



kerfuffle noun. colloq. Orig. Scot. Also cafuffle, cufuffle, curfuffle. E19.
[Perh. from CURFUFFLE verb, but cf. Irish cior thuathail confusion, disorder.]
Fuss, commotion, disorder, agitation.
J. M. Fleming The kerfuffle over the stolen jewels last week. M. Gee In the kerfuffle, he didn't hear the front door.