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

• commotion
• fun
• fuss
• disturbance
• bother
• turmoil
• hurry
• noise
• to-do

Examples of hurry-scurry in a Sentence

for all the hurry-scurry you would have thought that the guests were the British royal family and not my in-laws

Word History

Etymology

reduplication of hurry entry 2

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hurry-scurry

• blurry
• burry
• currie
• flurry
• furry
• hurry
• murry
• scurry
• slurry
• worry