Trying to remember an English word that means “turmoil” or “tumult” [on hold]

The word is something like “fufura” or “furfuraw,” and I have even found a couple of web pages in which people use the latter in precisely the way I would use the word I’m trying to remember. But the thing I’m trying to recall would be on more than a couple of pages.

edited Dec 20 at 18:57

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Might you be thinking of kerfuffle? Or perhaps even furore?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 19 at 22:21

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You should post your answer as an answer and remove it from the question
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Dec 20 at 2:13

To match the forum's format, you can provide an example sentence in the question, and then provide your answer as a separate answer. You can even accept it as the correct one.
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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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put on hold as off-topic by Kris, jimm101, Rory Alsop, Scott, gbutters 2 days ago

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Might you be thinking of kerfuffle? Or perhaps even furore?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 19 at 22:21

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You should post your answer as an answer and remove it from the question
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Dec 20 at 2:13

To match the forum's format, you can provide an example sentence in the question, and then provide your answer as a separate answer. You can even accept it as the correct one.
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Dec 20 at 11:34

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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

30k655107

edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

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edited Dec 20 at 18:57

Laurel

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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asked Dec 19 at 22:11

Michael Stern

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put on hold as off-topic by Kris, jimm101, Rory Alsop, Scott, gbutters 2 days ago

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1

Might you be thinking of kerfuffle? Or perhaps even furore?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 19 at 22:21

1

You should post your answer as an answer and remove it from the question
– Laurel
Dec 20 at 2:13

To match the forum's format, you can provide an example sentence in the question, and then provide your answer as a separate answer. You can even accept it as the correct one.
– jimm101
Dec 20 at 11:34

add a comment |

1

Might you be thinking of kerfuffle? Or perhaps even furore?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 19 at 22:21

1

You should post your answer as an answer and remove it from the question
– Laurel
Dec 20 at 2:13

To match the forum's format, you can provide an example sentence in the question, and then provide your answer as a separate answer. You can even accept it as the correct one.
– jimm101
Dec 20 at 11:34

Might you be thinking of kerfuffle? Or perhaps even furore?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Dec 19 at 22:21

You should post your answer as an answer and remove it from the question
– Laurel
Dec 20 at 2:13

To match the forum's format, you can provide an example sentence in the question, and then provide your answer as a separate answer. You can even accept it as the correct one.
– jimm101
Dec 20 at 11:34

add a comment |

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I found it!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foofaraw

"foofaraw: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle"

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

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I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

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Consider brouhaha:

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

‘the brouhaha over those infamous commercials’
_{Oxford Living Dictionaries}

While it is declining in popularity, it is used considerably more often than foofaraw (Ngram).

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

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Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

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Furore is probably the word you are after. Zut could be found in any thesaurus under turmoil.

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

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Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

add a comment |

3 Answers
3

active

oldest

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3 Answers
3

active

oldest

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I found it!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foofaraw

"foofaraw: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle"

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

add a comment |

I found it!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foofaraw

"foofaraw: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle"

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

add a comment |

I found it!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foofaraw

"foofaraw: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle"

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

I found it!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foofaraw

"foofaraw: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle"

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

answered Dec 20 at 11:27

Michael Stern

20919

I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

add a comment |

I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

I was introduced to this word by Kent Brockman on the Simpsons, during his report on the power plant strike - "Argle bargle, or foofaraw?"
– Nuclear Wang
Dec 20 at 20:45

add a comment |

Consider brouhaha:

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

‘the brouhaha over those infamous commercials’
_{Oxford Living Dictionaries}

While it is declining in popularity, it is used considerably more often than foofaraw (Ngram).

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

add a comment |

Consider brouhaha:

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

‘the brouhaha over those infamous commercials’
_{Oxford Living Dictionaries}

While it is declining in popularity, it is used considerably more often than foofaraw (Ngram).

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

add a comment |

Consider brouhaha:

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

‘the brouhaha over those infamous commercials’
_{Oxford Living Dictionaries}

While it is declining in popularity, it is used considerably more often than foofaraw (Ngram).

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

Consider brouhaha:

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

‘the brouhaha over those infamous commercials’
_{Oxford Living Dictionaries}

While it is declining in popularity, it is used considerably more often than foofaraw (Ngram).

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

edited Dec 20 at 20:40

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

answered Dec 20 at 20:32

jxh

9,0901547

Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

add a comment |

Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

Brouhaha is a great word but not, in this case, the one I was trying to remember
– Michael Stern
Dec 20 at 20:52

I saw you had already self-answered, but this word has a similar meaning, cadence, and sound as your ask. So I thought it was worth putting up as an alternative.
– jxh
Dec 20 at 21:09

add a comment |

Furore is probably the word you are after. Zut could be found in any thesaurus under turmoil.

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

add a comment |

Furore is probably the word you are after. Zut could be found in any thesaurus under turmoil.

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

add a comment |

Furore is probably the word you are after. Zut could be found in any thesaurus under turmoil.

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

Furore is probably the word you are after. Zut could be found in any thesaurus under turmoil.

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

answered Dec 19 at 23:13

Tuffy

3,3051617

Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

add a comment |

Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

Per my edit above, the word is “foofaraw”
– Michael Stern
Dec 19 at 23:17

@MichaelStern Well, there we go!
– Tuffy
Dec 20 at 7:44

It's a new one on me; I was surprised to find that it is in dictionaries.
– Kate Bunting
Dec 20 at 9:09

add a comment |

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