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S vs Kerfuffle - What's the difference?

s | kerfuffle |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun kerfuffle is

a disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    kerfuffle

    English

    Alternative forms

    * curfuffle, kafuffle, kerfluffle, kurfuffle * fuffle (by apheresis)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion or tumult.
  • * 2009 May 22, Stuart Heritage], “[http://www.hecklerspray.com/jon-kate-latest-people-you-dont-know-do-crap-you-dont-care-about/200934378.php Jon & Kate Latest: People You Don’t Know Do Crap You Don’t Care About]”, [http://www.hecklerspray.com/ Hecklerspray
  • 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
  • * 2011 June 6, Mark Memmott, “ 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.

    Synonyms

    * brouhaha * fracas * hubbub * mess * racket