Word Of The Week: Kerfluffle

Main Entry: ker·fuf·fle

Pronunciation: \kər-ˈfə-fəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of carfuffle, from Scots car- (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled
Date: 1946

chiefly British : disturbance, fuss