kerfuffle
Plural: kerfuffles
Noun
- a disorderly outburst or tumult
- A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
Verb
- To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.
Origin / Etymology
Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)
Synonyms
commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, to-do, brouhaha, donnybrook, fracas, hubbub, hullabaloo, mess, racket
Scrabble Score: 22
kerfuffle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkerfuffle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kerfuffle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary