Melee vs Kerfuffle - What's the difference?
melee | kerfuffle |
Hand-to-hand combat; .
A naval or armor battle at an abnormally close range, extending even to disorganized crowds of people or traffic jams, using no ammunition.
A noisy or heated fight, argument or scrap
* {{quote-news
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(video games, slang) to physically hit, as opposed to shooting or blowing up.
A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.
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As nouns the difference between melee and kerfuffle
is that melee is while kerfuffle is a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.melee
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* *Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee , but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.}}
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(d)kerfuffle
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* 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.
