kerfuffle
[ ker-fuhf-uh l ]
/ kərˈfʌf əl /
noun
Chiefly British Informal.
a fuss; commotion.
Origin of kerfuffle
1945–50; < Scots
curfuffle <
cur- (< Scots Gaelic
car ‘to twist, turn’ < Old Irish
cor ‘a turn’) +
fuffle ‘to disorder, confuse’ (of imitative origin)
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British Dictionary definitions for kerfuffle
kerfuffle
carfuffle or kurfuffle
/ (kəˈfʌfəl) /
noun
informal, mainly British
commotion; disorder; agitation
verb
(tr) Scot
to put into disorder or disarray; ruffle or disarrange
Word Origin for kerfuffle
from Scottish
curfuffle, carfuffle, from Scottish Gaelic
car twist, turn +
fuffle to disarrange