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   Ker·fuf·fle

   /kərˈfəf(ə)l/

   

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   • 1. a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views: informal British "there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship"

   Word Origin early 19th century: perhaps from Scots curfuffle (probably from Scottish Gaelic car ‘twist, bend’ + imitative Scots fuffle ‘to disorder’), or related to Irish cior thual ‘confusion, disorder’.

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   Kerfuffle is an informal word for a disturbance or commotion caused by a dispute or conflict. Learn its origin, synonyms, examples, and related words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Where does the word kerfuffle come from?

   • Imagine the kerfuffle if somebody managed to clone him" (Richard Dawkins). [Scots, variant of curfuffle : cur-, intensive pref. (from Scots Gaelic car, twist, turn about, from Old Irish cor, a turn; see sker- in Indo-European roots) + fuffle, put into disorder ( of imitative origin ).]

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   What does fuffle mean in English?

   • Did you know? Fuffle is an old Scottish verb that means “to muss” or “to throw into disarray”—in other words, to (literally) ruffle someone’s (figurative) feathers. The addition of car-, possibly from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning “wrong” or “awkward,” didn’t change its meaning much.

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   Is a kerfuffle serious?

   • Kerfuffle is a humorous-sounding word for a mostly non-humorous situation: some kind of disturbance, scandal or mess. However, a kerfuffle usually isn't 100% serious. People talking loudly in public could be making a kerfuffle. If a politician says something embarrassing by accident, it could cause a kerfuffle.

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   What is another word for Kerfuffle?

   • Synonyms for KERFUFFLE: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle Kerfuffle: a state of noisy, confused activity. Synonyms: ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo… Find the right word.

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   A kerfuffle is some kind of commotion, controversy, or fuss. If you read about a scandal in a newspaper, it could be described as a kerfuffle.

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   Kerfuffle is an informal word for noise, excitement, and argument. Learn how to use it in sentences, find synonyms, and see translations in different languages.

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   Kerfuffle definition: a fuss; commotion.. See examples of KERFUFFLE used in a sentence.

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   Kerfuffle is an informal word for noise, excitement, and argument. Learn how to use it in sentences, find synonyms, and see translations in different languages.

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   A kerfuffle is a lot of argument, noisy activity, or fuss. [ British , informal ] There was a bit of a kerfuffle during the race when a dog impeded the leading runners.

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   Kerfuffle is an informal word for a to-do or fuss, often used in British English. Learn its origin, pronunciation, and translation in Spanish, and see examples of its usage in sentences.