hurry-scurry
noun
hur·ry-scur·ry ˌhər-ē-ˈskər-ē 
ˌhə-rē-ˈskə-rē
variants or hurry-skurry
: a confused rush : turmoil
hurry-scurry adjective or adverb
Synonyms
- ado
- alarums and excursions
- ballyhoo
- blather
- bluster
- bobbery
- bother
- bustle
- clatter
- clutter [chiefly dialect]
- coil
- commotion
- corroboree [Australian]
- disturbance
- do [chiefly dialect]
- foofaraw
- fun
- furor
- furore
- fuss
- helter-skelter
- hoo-ha
- hoo-hah
- hoopla
- hubble-bubble
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- hurly
- hurly-burly
- hurricane
- hurry
- kerfuffle [chiefly British]
- moil
- pandemonium
- pother
- row
- ruckus
- ruction
- rumpus
- shindy
- splore [Scottish]
- squall
- stew
- stir
- storm
- to-do
- tumult
- turmoil
- uproar
- welter
- whirl
- williwaw
- zoo
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Word History
Etymology
reduplication of hurry entry 2
First Known Use
1754, in the meaning defined above
hurry-scurry
noun
variants or hurry-skurry
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- commotion
- fun
- hurry
- fuss
- disturbance
- bother
- turmoil
- noise
- bustle
- clutter
- clatter
- hurly-burly
- stir
- pandemonium
- tumult
- hubbub
- ruckus
- racket
- hullabaloo
- hurricane
- roar
- rumpus
- helter-skelter
- ruction
- row
- welter
- splore
- hurly
- hoopla
- bobbery
- pother
- squall
- to-do
- shindy
- moil
- ado
- coil
- kerfuffle
- zoo
- foofaraw
- ballyhoo
- blather
- furor
- stew
- furore
- whirl
- hubble-bubble
- storm
- alarums and excursions
- uproar
- hoo-hah
- clamor
- din
- unrest
- williwaw
- hoo-ha
- bluster
- do
- corroboree
- cacophony
- fray
- upheaval
- disorder
- flutter
- flurry
- howl
- outcry
- scuffle
- fret
- melee
- fracas
- tizzy
- fever
- dither
- outbreak
- eruption
- mêlée
- hue and cry
- outburst
- hassle
- lather
- brawl
- flare-up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- quiet
- stillness
- hush
- calm
- peace
- quietude
- tranquillity
- tranquility
- order
- orderliness