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kerfuffle Definition

ker·fuf·fle (kər fufəl)

noun

Chiefly Brit., Informal disorder; uproar; confusion

kerfuffle Usage Examples

Preposition: over

  • project: The kerfuffle over the so-called Origami project, a rumored portable media and computing device supposedly about to be revealed by Microsof.. .

Adjective modifier

  • sudden: He was jerked out of his reverie by a sudden kerfuffle on the far side of the nearest trees.
  • minor: There was a minor kerfuffle as the kids tried to find their way out.
  • current: I do not expect the current kerfuffle to be much shorter.

Converse of object

  • cause: Unsurprisingly, this caused a kerfuffle in the church!

Modifying Another Word

  • much: The all slept in her bedroom without too much kerfuffle as well.
  • well: The all slept in her bedroom without too much kerfuffle as well.

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