shemozzle

Meanings

Noun

A state of chaos or confusion.
A quarrel or rumpus.

Verb

To scarper; to run away; to flee.

Origin

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

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