- fuffle
- fuf·fle
English syllables. 2014.
fuffle
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fuffle — ˈfəfəl verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: perhaps freq. of fuff (I) intransitive verb Scotland : to become disheveled or mussed up transitive verb … 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
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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
kerfuffle — [kə fʌf(ə)l] noun Brit. informal a commotion or fuss. Origin C19: perh. from Scots curfuffle (prob. from Sc. Gaelic car twist, bend + imitative Scots fuffle to disorder ), or related to Ir. cior thual confusion, disorder … English new terms dictionary
kerfuffle — /kəˈfʌfəl/ (say kuh fufuhl), / ˈfʊfəl/ (say foofuhl) noun Colloquial commotion; rumpus; fuss. Also, kerfoofle, kafuffle, kafoofle. {variant of Scottish curfuffle, derived from the verb fuffle cause commotion; first syllable perhaps Scottish… …
kerfuffle — ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a commotion or fuss. ORIGIN perhaps from Scots curfuffle (from fuffle «to disorder»), or related to Irish cior thual confusion, disorder … English terms dictionary
kerfuffle — n. esp. Brit. colloq. a fuss or commotion. Etymology: Sc. curfuffle f. fuffle to disorder: imit … Useful english dictionary
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
