carfuffle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of carfuffle
C20: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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The irony is that Junor, author of an earlier pro-Charles biography, is once again trying to put the Prince squarely in the victim camp, but somehow the royal carfuffle has done precisely the opposite.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Troth, my Lord maun be turned feel outright," said the domestic, "an he puts himsell into sic a carfuffle, for onything ye could bring him, Edie."
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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