Can you pronounce kerfuffle?
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Kerfuffle
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noun 1. A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "When the fight broke out, I lost my watch in the ensuing kerfuffle."
Play Button "The boys' disagreement over prom dates caused a kerfuffle in the high school cafeteria."
Play Button "An argument over the outcome of the baseball game led to a small kerfuffle in the parking lot."
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Scot, early 19th century
Why This Word?
Imagine "kerfuffle" with a Scots brogue — the word most likely comes from the Gaelic word "car" ("twist, bend"), paired with the onomatopoeic Scots word "fuffle," meaning "disorder." Also likely related is the Irish phrase "cior thual," which means "confusion, disorder." ...
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