http://www.word-detective.com/2011/12/kerfuffle-2/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/12/kerfuffle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-45598 Dylan Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:08:16 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6934#comment-45598 My parents used "kerfuffle", normally as a verb, to indicate two lovers involved in a romantic embrace. They would often say of my teenage sister, "Gloria, stop kerfuffling behind the rosebushes". I was surprised to discover the real meaning. Thank you TWD. My parents used “kerfuffle”, normally as a verb, to indicate two lovers involved in a romantic embrace. They would often say of my teenage sister, “Gloria, stop kerfuffling behind the rosebushes”. I was surprised to discover the real meaning. Thank you TWD.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/12/kerfuffle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-39918 caitlin Wed, 23 May 2012 21:46:27 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6934#comment-39918 Kerfuffle is a British word that means a disturbance, a fuss, or a commotion. It is a noun, or in other words, a person, a place, or a thing. Kerfuffle is a British word that means a disturbance, a fuss, or a commotion. It is a noun, or in other words, a person, a place, or a thing.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/12/kerfuffle-2/comment-page-1/#comment-31429 Moley Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:26:48 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6934#comment-31429 On the subject of the LoF getting riled at sentences ending in propositions, Winston Churchill said something to the effect of it being pedantry "up with which I will not put." On the subject of the LoF getting riled at sentences ending in propositions, Winston Churchill said something to the effect of it being pedantry “up with which I will not put.”

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