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hurry-burry

noun
\¦həri¦bəri\
plural -es

Definition of hurry-burry 

(Entry 1 of 2)

Scottish

: hurly-burly

hurry-burry

adverb
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Definition of hurry-burry (Entry 2 of 2)

Scottish

: in a hurly-burly manner

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History and Etymology for hurry-burry

Noun

reduplication (influenced by hurly-burly) of hurry entry 2

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