- carfuffle
- car·fuf·fle
English syllables. 2014.
carfuffle
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carfuffle — I. kärˈfəfəl, kər transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Scots car (from Scottish Gaelic car turn, twist) + fuffle, v. Scotland : di … Useful english dictionary
kerfuffle — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
ker- — an unstressed syllable prefixed to onomatopoeic and other expressive words, usually forming adverbs or interjections: kerflop; kerplunk; ker splosh. Also, ca , ka . [perh. < Scots dial. car , cur , currie (as in carfuffle, carwhuffle to… … Universalium
curfuffle — (n.) 1813 (carfuffle), first used by Scottish writers, from a dialect word of Scotland based on fuffle to throw into disorder; first element probably as in kersplash, etc. (see KER (Cf. ker )) … Etymology dictionary
ker- — aff. an unstressed syllable prefixed to onomatopoeic and other expressive words, usu. forming adverbs or interjections: kerflop; kerplunk; ker splosh. Compare ca ,ka • Etymology: perh. < Scots dial. car , cur , currie (as in carfuffle,… … From formal English to slang
curfuffle — kərˈfəfəl variant of carfuffle … Useful english dictionary
cuffuffle — /kər fufˈl/ (informal) noun same as ↑carfuffle … Useful english dictionary
gefuffle — /gə fufˈl/ form of ↑carfuffle … Useful english dictionary
