Kerfuffle vs Rhubarb - What's the difference?
kerfuffle | rhubarb |
A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.
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Any plant of the genus Rheum , especially , having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks, that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
The dried rhizome and roots of , from China, used as a laxative and purgative.
A word repeated softly to emulate background conversation. (see rhubarb rhubarb ).
An excited, angry exchange of words, especially at a sporting event.
(baseball) A brawl.
(military) An RAF World War II code name for operations by aircraft (fighters and fighter bombers) seeking opportunity targets.
As nouns the difference between kerfuffle and rhubarb
is that kerfuffle is a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult while rhubarb is any plant of the genus Rheum, especially species: Rheum rharbarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks, that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).kerfuffle
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Alternative forms
* curfuffle, kafuffle, kerfluffle, kurfuffle * fuffle (by apheresis)Noun
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- You know all this kerfuffle about Jordan and Peter Andre, and how you don’t know if they’re really splitting up or it’s just an act
Sarah Palin's Had Her Say; Now Let's Hear From Paul Revere”, The Two-Way , National Public Radio
- There's been a bit of a kerfuffle the past couple days over something Sarah Palin said about Paul Revere.
