pother

[ poth -er ]

/ ˈpɒð ər /

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noun

commotion; uproar.

a heated discussion, debate, or argument; fuss; to-do.

a choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb (used with or without object)

to worry; bother.

Nearby words

potestas, potful, pothead, pothecary, potheen, pother, potherb, potholder, pothole, potholer, potholing

Origin of pother

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for pother

You have wealth and therefore power, and you will become just such a dare-devil villain as the man who has caused all this pother.
Dr. Dumany's Wife|Mr Jkai
But through all the pother he still dashed full at the man whose face he knew.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
Bobby, much bewildered by all this pother, could only mumble something about "smallpox," and "took mamma away with doctor."
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White
Oh, now I know what this Great Seal is, that there's been such worry and pother about!
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various

Dimly he foresaw the stir and pother there would be in the community.
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for pother

pother

/ (ˈpɒðə) /

noun

a commotion, fuss, or disturbance

a choking cloud of smoke, dust, etc

verb

to make or be troubled or upset

Word Origin for pother

C16: of unknown origin

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