hurly-burly
[ hur-lee-bur-lee, -bur- ]
/ ˈhɜr liˈbɜr li, -ˌbɜr- /
noun, plural hurl·y-burl·ies.
noisy disorder and confusion; commotion; uproar; tumult.
adjective
full of commotion; tumultuous.
Origin of hurly-burly
1520–30; alteration of
hurling (
and)
burling, rhyming phrase based on
hurling in its (now obsolete) sense of tumult, uproar
Words nearby hurly-burly
hurler's syndrome,
hurley,
hurling,
hurloid facies,
hurly,
hurly-burly,
hurok,
huron,
hurrah,
hurri,
hurrian
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British Dictionary definitions for hurly-burly
hurly-burly
/ (ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ) /
noun plural hurly-burlies
confusion or commotion
adjective
turbulent
Word Origin for hurly-burly
C16: from earlier
hurling and burling, rhyming phrase based on
hurling in obsolete sense of uproar