Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Commonwealth, informal)A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.

    Wirbel, Aufruhr, Theater

    сумато́хаsumatóxa

    a disorderly outburst or tumult

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Boy, that sentence sure caused a kerfuffle.

    Отакої, це речення призвело до непоганої колотнечі. — deniko

    ruБожечки, неплохую бучу подняло это предложение. — Ooneykcall

    deMann, der Satz hat echt für Wirbel gesorgt. — raggione

  2. Tom caused a kerfuffle at the dinner last night.

    Том став причиною заварухи під час учорашньої вечері. — deniko

  3. The kerfuffle at the post office put her out of sorts for the rest of the afternoon.

    Колотнеча на пошті вивела її з рівноваги до кінця дня. — deniko

    deNach dem Theater auf dem Postamt war sie für den Rest des Nachmittags daneben. — raggione

  4. There was quite a kerfuffle at the council meeting when the controversial proposals were being debated.

    deEs gab einen ziemlichen Wirbel bei der Ratssitzung, als die kontroversen Vorschläge zur Debatte standen. — raggione

  5. What a kerfuffle that was!

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
disorderly outburst:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
disorderly outburst:

Origin

Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuat

Probably from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cíor thuathail (“confusion, bewilderment”). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl (“uproar, trouble, agitation”)

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