KERFUFFLE


Meaning of KERFUFFLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kər-ˈfə-fəl ]

noun

Etymology: alteration of carfuffle, from Scots car- (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled

Date: 1946

chiefly British : disturbance , fuss

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