to-do

[tuh-doo]

noun

Informal.

plural

to-dos 

1. bustle; fuss.

   They made a great to-do over the dinner.

to-do

/ təˈduː /

noun

1. a commotion, fuss, or quarrel

Word History and Origins

Origin of to-do¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English; noun use of infinitive phrase; to, do ¹, ado

Synonym Study

See ado.