Gallimaufry Definition
gălə-môfrē
gallimaufries
noun
A hash made of meat scraps.
Webster's New World
A hodgepodge; jumble.
Webster's New World
(figuratively) Any absurd medley.
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Noun
Singular:
gallimaufry
Plural:
gallimaufriesOrigin of Gallimaufry
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French galimafrée from Old French galimafree sauce, ragout probably galer to make merry gallant mafrer to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen to open one's mouth wide) (of imitative origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French galimafrée (“stew of various kinds of meats”), from Old French calimafree, probably from a combination of Old French galer (“to have fun, to enjoy oneself”) and Old Northern French (Picard) mafrer (“eat gluttonously”).
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