A correction: The word kerfuffle actually is Scottish, not German, in origin.    From Wordnik.com.  [They're Playing Our Song] Reference

The reaction from Henry County officials to the Will Vehrs kerfuffle is ridiculous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - Elected officials react to Will Vehrs’ jokes.] Reference

This kerfuffle is one of the more ridiculous ones in the current “civil rights” climate.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus] Reference

Blue: “This kerfuffle is one of the more ridiculous ones in the current “civil rights” climate.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » San Jose State University Continues to Suspend All Blood Drives on Campus] Reference

Lost in the discussion over the New York Times/SWIFT kerfuffle is the history of the Times and national security.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - Case brief: New York Times Co. v. United States.] Reference

Of news about the Da Vinci Code kerfuffle is up at Brandywine Books: Brown, Blood, Grail, and a Lawsuit.    From Wordnik.com.  [A roundup ...] Reference

Or “If he had just used the word kerfuffle there, it would have had more impact.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [April 2006] Reference

Astounded by all the kerfuffle was the man who started it, astronomy instructor Parke.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

This madrassa kerfuffle is small potatoes next to the REAL skeleton in Obama’s closet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waldo Jaquith - Fox News caught lying about Sen. Obama.] Reference

Lost in the kerfuffle was my birthday, which fell just three days after my daughter was born.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Midlife Facebook Crisis] Reference

Astounded by all the kerfuffle was the man who started it, astronomy instructor Parke Kunkle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Minnesota Prof Stunned By Response To New Astrological Dates] Reference

Or they could have shot the bear dead and ended the kerfuffle, which is what they did, and what they were forced to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [London Free Press] Reference

ETA: Spelling of "kerfuffle" was corrected; thanks Kaz.    From Wordnik.com.  [LIT SOUP's birthday contest, Year #2] Reference

Loved "kerfuffle," but I'm with Marian that it has peaked.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Deceptively simple"] Reference

Axelrod applauds the use of the word "kerfuffle," saying "it's good to hear that word back in the mix.".    From Wordnik.com.  [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference

Apparently the James Frey "kerfuffle" has yet to have much of a dampening effect on the production of memoirs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Narrative Nonfiction] Reference

Rather than come right out and say genocide, how about we use the word "kerfuffle".    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Councillor Kyle Rae says he's not surprised by the move given the "kerfuffle" with the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

The newspaper took aim at the "kerfuffle" in the British media over the affair, saying.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Anyway, then there was some kind of kerfuffle in the Corfu yacht club involving my favourite shadow chancellor.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Yorkshire Ranter] Reference

Our first regular contributor, the heart specialist Peter Libby, comes to grips with the issues like the "kerfuffle" over cholesterol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

As you can imagine, it's led to a clown kerfuffle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 28, 2004] Reference

All the kerfuffle around Shirley Sherrod got me going.    From Wordnik.com.  [Russell Bishop: Could Impeccability Be the Missing Key to Integrity?] Reference

For fuller details of the kerfuffle see my Sept 10 blog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Arkus: Expedia, You Don't Mess With the Zohan -- or Anybody Else!] Reference

But, look, it has been a giant kerfuffle since the beginning.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2009] Reference

(Yeah, I said "kerfuffle" because that's about all it deserves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Opinio Juris] Reference

The coffin kerfuffle wasn't the first time he kicked up a little dust.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kicking Up Dust] Reference

I don't think any of this kerfuffle had anything to do with Newt Gingrich.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2009] Reference

And you remember there was a big kerfuffle over how much Grasso was being paid.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 8, 2008] Reference

And a bit of kerfuffle about the White House's Hanukkah party invitation this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2008] Reference

And then there was the widely reported recent kerfuffle over Paris's post-jail interview.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moms Gone Wild] Reference

The Maine meshugas reminded us of a Connecticut kerfuffle, reported by Hartford's WVIT-TV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Islamic Affirmative Action] Reference

That's like 4.6 percent, and that's enough to cause this country to get into this huge kerfuffle?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Legislators Divided On How Far To Extend Tax Cuts] Reference

Coming up: Text us your questions about the controversy still raging over the Miss USA kerfuffle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2009] Reference

Coming up, text us your questions about the controversy still raging over the Miss USA kerfuffle.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2009] Reference

ULABY: In the meantime, Ticketmaster has apologized about the Springsteen kerfuffle and has offered refunds to some fans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Springsteen Fans Angered By Ticketmaster Flap] Reference