kerfuffle
UK/kəˈfʌfəl//kɚˈfʌfəl/
kerfuffle noun: a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
Noun
kerfuffle (plural kerfuffles)
- A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act[…]2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 15 Apr 2024
- There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.2011 June 6, Mark Memmott, “Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere”, in The Two-Way, National Public Radio
- Synonyms:
- brouhaha, donnybrook, fracas, hubbub, hullabaloo, mess, racket
Verb
kerfuffle (third-person singular simple present kerfuffles, present participle kerfuffling, simple past and past participle kerfuffled)
- To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.
kerfuffle meaning in Tamil
kerfuffle in Tamil
- குழப்பம், கொந்தளிப்பு, உபத்திரவம், குளறுபடி, பரபரப்பு, பதற்றம்
Synonyms of kerfuffle
Forms of kerfuffle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | kerfuffles |
| alternative form | cufuffle |
| alternative form | cuffuffle |
| alternative form | curfuffle |
| alternative form | gefuffle |
| alternative form | kafuffle |
| alternative form | kerfluff |
| alternative form | kerfluffle |
| alternative form | kurfuffle |
| alternative form | fuffle |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | kerfuffles |
| present participle | kerfuffling |
| past participle | kerfuffled |
| past | kerfuffled |
Origin of kerfuffle
Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)
Words formed from kerfuffle
Words that rhyme with kerfuffle
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Questions about kerfuffle
- What does kerfuffle mean?
- Kerfuffle means a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
- What is kerfuffle in Tamil?
- Kerfuffle in Tamil is குழப்பம், கொந்தளிப்பு, உபத்திரவம். See Kerfuffle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kerfuffle?
- Kerfuffle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce kerfuffle?
- Kerfuffle is pronounced /kəˈfʌfəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of kerfuffle?
- The plural of kerfuffle is kerfuffles.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kerfuffle (page history and authors); kerfuffle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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