kerfuffle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəˈfʌfəl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /kɚˈfʌfəl/

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Noun

Singular kerfuffle

Plural kerfuffles

1. (informal) A kerfuffle is a disorderly outburst or commotion.

Verb

Plain form kerfuffle

Third-person singular kerfuffles

Past tense kerfuffled

Past participle kerfuffled

Present participle kerfuffling

1. (informal) If a person kerfuffles, they make a disorderly outburst or commotion.