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Noun: hurly burly
  1. A disorderly outburst or tumult
    "they were amazed by the furious hurly burly they had caused";
    - disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, carry-on [Brit]

Derived forms: hurly burlies

Type of: disorder

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