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  • noun Alternative spelling of kerfuffle.

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Examples

  • So, since I was out walking with nothing better to do, I decided to finally call Sprint to ask about that "$150 off a phone" kerfluffle from a while back.

    Fuck You Again, Sprint katlyn 2008

  • … my favorite part of the Tea Party kerfluffle is their outrage that Marvel would suggest most of them are white.

    Rage-Inducing LinkBlogging » Comics Worth Reading 2010

  • I’m already over the Froomkin kerfluffle but I’m amazed at the newsroom sniping that’s coming out in public.

    The emperors’ new underwear « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Internet Archiving Illegal? by Andrew Goodman, Traffick.com Jul 19 - comments on the "kerfluffle" about the Bill C-60 in Canada to amend parts of the copyright act to make it illegal for search engines to "cache" page that was reported by CNet in In Canada: Cache a page, go to jail?

    Internet News: Internet Culture Archives 2009

  • I suspect that many writers of "kerfluffle" have misread "kerfuffle," and have only inadvertently arrived at the alternative spelling, unaware of the more common way to write the word.

    BigHominid's Hairy Chasms Kevin Kim 2010

  • Richard Lowry, the editor of National Review, called the "kerfluffle" "precious and overwrought," adding that its very existence proved the vigor of intellectual engagement.

    NYT > Home Page By PATRICIA COHEN 2010

  • Richard Lowry, the editor of National Review, called the "kerfluffle" "precious and overwrought," adding that its very existence proved the vigor of intellectual engagement.

    NYT > Home Page By PATRICIA COHEN 2010

  • Els softens his stance on Woods; Weir happy for 'kerfluffle'

    WN.com - Articles related to Hollywood A-listers line up for Asian pro-am 2010

  • The current "kerfluffle" with the DPRK is a perfect example.

    Sic Semper Tyrannis 2009

  • Larry Nolen on Norman Spinrad and the latest kerfluffle about international SF, with positive remedies.

    March 2010 2010

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  • aka kerfuffle

    July 18, 2007

  • n: a dust-up involving pillows.

    May 12, 2009