kerfuffle

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可能源自低地苏格兰语 curfuffle,等价于ker- +‎ fuffle,或与爱尔兰语 cíor thuathail (困惑)有关。类似现代威尔士语 cythrwfl (麻烦,动乱)

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kerfuffle (复数 kerfuffles)

  1. (主要用于英联邦非正式) 混乱吵闹骚动 [自19世纪]
    近义词: brouhahadonnybrookfracashubbubhullabaloomessracket
    • 2009 5月 22, Stuart Heritage, “Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About”, 出自 (请指定书籍名或刊物名)[1]:
      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 []
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    • 2011 6月 6, Mark Memmott, “Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere”, 出自 The Two-Way[2], National Public Radio:
      There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.
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    • 2023 5月 28, Nadia Asparouhova, “Remembering GitHub's Office, a Monument to Tech Culture”, 出自 Wired[3], →ISSN:
      The debate seemed innocuous—a minor kerfuffle, but nothing that couldn’t be resolved and moved on from.
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kerfuffle (第三人称单数简单现在时 kerfuffles,现在分词 kerfuffling,一般过去时及过去分词 kerfuffled)

  1. (主要用于爱尔兰英国英联邦非正式) 造成混乱