gallimaufry

gal·li·mau·fry

G0020300 (găl′ə-mô′frē)n. pl. gal·li·mau·fries A jumble; a hodgepodge.

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[French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout : probably galer, to make merry; see gallant + mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one's mouth wide, of imitative origin).]

gallimaufry

(ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ) n, pl -friesa jumble; hotchpotch[C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin]

gal•li•mau•fry

(ˌgæl əˈmɔ fri)

n., pl. -fries. a hodgepodge; jumble. [1545–55; < Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew]

gallimaufry

- A medley or confused jumble, especially a dish made of leftovers, from French gallimaufry, "ragout, hash."See also related terms for leftovers.

Gallimaufry

 Examples: gallimaufry of nuts, 1591; of prophecies, 1668.

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gallimaufry - a motley assortment of things farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbagassortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"

gallimaufry

nounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.

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