/ kəˈfʌfl; NAmE kərˈf-/ noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) unnecessary excitement or activity
SYN commotion , fuss
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: perhaps from Scots curfuffle (probably from Scottish Gaelic car twist, bend + imitative Scots fuffle to disorder ), or related to Irish cior thual confusion, disorder.