It started to be used early 19th century. It probably comes from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cior thual ("char athwart: confusion, disorder"). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl ("uproar, trouble, agitation")
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Funny english word: Kerfuffle!
Kerfuffle means a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views
It started to be used early 19th century. It probably comes from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cior thual ("char athwart: confusion, disorder"). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl ("uproar, trouble, agitation")
It started to be used early 19th century. It probably comes from Scots curfuffle, equivalent to ker- + fuffle, or related to Irish cior thual ("char athwart: confusion, disorder"). Similar to modern Welsh cythrwfl ("uproar, trouble, agitation")
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