Kerfuffle: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Kerfuffle noun. A small, noisy fuss, usually over something that didn't deserve one.
How to say it
kur-FUF-ul/kəˈfʌf(ə)l/
3 syllables, stressed on the second (FUF).
Kerfuffle in a sentence
There was a kerfuffle at the checkout when the self-scanner refused a banana.
After all that kerfuffle, the parcel was next door the whole time.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- fuss
- commotion
- palaver
- to-do
Where kerfuffle comes from
Probably from Scots curfuffle, to throw into disorder.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
After all that _____, the parcel was next door the whole time.
- collywobbles
- quockerwodger
- kerfuffle
Show the answer
kerfuffle: After all that kerfuffle, the parcel was next door the whole time.