kerfuffle

UK /kəˈfʌfəl/ US /kɚˈfʌfəl/

noun 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, innocuous, minor, sure

VERB + KERFUFFLE

bit, caused, know

KERFUFFLE + NOUN

council, dinner, jordan, morning, nothing

PREP.

about, since, with

ADV.

quite

noun

A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.

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[…]

There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.

verb

To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.

noun — a disorderly outburst or tumult

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[…]

Wiktionary

There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.

Wiktionary

The debate seemed innocuous—a minor kerfuffle, but nothing that couldn’t be resolved and moved on from.

Wiktionary

With all the kerfuffle since this morning I'd almost forgotten but we've still got the problem of the club members haven't we?

Tatoeba · #327847

The kerfuffle at the post office put her out of sorts for the rest of the afternoon.

Tatoeba · #2654656

There was quite a kerfuffle at the council meeting when the controversial proposals were being debated.

Tatoeba · #3885484

i Register

In some senses, kerfuffle is marked as informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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