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Shemozzle

//ʃɪˈmɒzəl// noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A state of chaos or confusion. slang

    ""No end of a shemozzle there’s been there lately," he said. "Marina Gregg's been having hysterics most days. Said some coffee she was given was poisoned.""

  2. 2
    (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess wordnet
  3. 3
    A quarrel or rumpus. slang

    "If Will comes out of this shemozzle."

Verb
  1. 1
    To scarper; to run away; to flee. slang

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:shemozzle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

UK late-19th century. Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, “luck”). Cognate with US English schlimazel (“unlucky person”). Compare German Schlamassel.

Etymology 2

UK late-19th century. Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, “luck”). Cognate with US English schlimazel (“unlucky person”). Compare German Schlamassel.

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