kerfuffle
nounColloquial
A Canadian English slang term. Browse all Canadian slang.
What it means
A commotion or fuss, usually over something minor. Common in Canada and Britain alike, and notably mild-mannered — it downgrades whatever it describes.
In use
There was a bit of a kerfuffle about the seating.
Let's not make a kerfuffle out of it.
Where it comes from
From Scots curfuffle, itself from Gaelic car ('twist') plus a Scots intensifier.