kerfufflen.

Brit.

/kəˈfʌfl/, U.S.

/kərˈfəf(ə)l/

Forms: Also kafuffle, kufuffle, kurfuffle, gefuffle n.

Etymology: Variant of the Scots curfuffle n. (perhaps influenced by ker- prefix ?), now the general form in colloquial use.

= curfuffle n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of

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kerfuffle1946

1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 94 I bet it [sc. the domestic row] ended up in a good old kafuffle.

1959 J. Fleming Miss Bones xiv. 150 The kerfuffle over the stolen jewels last week.

1960 E. W. Hildick Jim Starling & Colonel viii. 62 Butcher said he didn't know what all the kerfuffle was about.

1960 A. Wykes Snake Man iii. 38 After this kufuffle was over and we were on our way again.

1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 693/3 After..some abortive backstage kerfuffles at the National Theatre, Wedekind's Spring Awakening has scraped past the Lord Chamberlain.

1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xii. 130 In the kerfuffle of the last half hour I had forgotten the poor soul's personal needs.

1973 K. Amis Riverside Villas Murder ii. 40 A lot of our readers are going to think all this kerfuffle over an old skeleton being snatched is..a bit of a joke.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kerfuffle
释义	kerfufflen. Brit. /kəˈfʌfl/, U.S. /kərˈfəf(ə)l/ Forms: Also kafuffle, kufuffle, kurfuffle, gefuffle n. Etymology: Variant of the Scots curfuffle n. (perhaps influenced by ker- prefix ?), now the general form in colloquial use. = curfuffle n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of viretotec1386 moving?a1439 reela1450 stir1487 songa1500 pirrie1536 hurly-burly1548 make-a-do1575 confusions1599 the hunt is upa1625 ruffle1642 fuss1701 fraction1721 fizza1734 dust1753 noration1773 steeriea1776 splorea1791 rook1808 piece of work1810 curfuffle1813 squall1813 rookerya1820 stushie1824 shindy1829 shine1832 hurroosh1836 fustle1839 upsetting1847 shinty1848 ructions1862 vex1862 houp-la1870 set-out1875 hoodoo1876 tingle-tangle1880 shemozzle1885 take-on1893 dust-up1897 hoo-ha1931 tra-la-la1933 gefuffle1943 tzimmes1945 kerfuffle1946 1946 F. Sargeson That Summer 94 I bet it [sc. the domestic row] ended up in a good old kafuffle. 1959 J. Fleming Miss Bones xiv. 150 The kerfuffle over the stolen jewels last week. 1960 E. W. Hildick Jim Starling & Colonel viii. 62 Butcher said he didn't know what all the kerfuffle was about. 1960 A. Wykes Snake Man iii. 38 After this kufuffle was over and we were on our way again. 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 693/3 After..some abortive backstage kerfuffles at the National Theatre, Wedekind's Spring Awakening has scraped past the Lord Chamberlain. 1968 ‘B. Mather’ Springers xii. 130 In the kerfuffle of the last half hour I had forgotten the poor soul's personal needs. 1973 K. Amis Riverside Villas Murder ii. 40 A lot of our readers are going to think all this kerfuffle over an old skeleton being snatched is..a bit of a joke. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946
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