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September 28, 2022

Word of the Day: Kerfuffle

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Word of the Day : September 28, 2022

kerfuffle \ker-FUFF-ul\ noun

What It Means

Kerfuffle is an informal word that means “a disturbance or fuss typically caused by a dispute or conflict.”

// The reclassification of Pluto from a planet to a dwarf planet caused quite a kerfuffle among astronomy lovers.

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Aired September 28, 2022

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