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Word Of The Week: March 15, 2008

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

March 15, 2008 |

letterk.jpg This week’s word of the week is kerfuffle. Derived from a Scots Gaelic word (originally spelled “curfuffle”), it’s exactly what it sounds like: hubub, flurry, disorder. Personally I think most of our lives could use a little more kerfuffle every once in a while, especially if it gets Eddie Izzard’s attention. One of his favorite phrases seems to be, “What is all this kerfuffle about?”


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