gallimaufry
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gal·li·mau·fry
(găl′ə-mô′frē)n. pl. gal·li·mau·fries
A jumble; a hodgepodge.
[French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout : probably galer, to make merry; see gallant + mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one's mouth wide, of imitative origin).]
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gallimaufry
(ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ)n, pl -fries
a jumble; hotchpotch
[C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin]
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gal•li•mau•fry
(ˌgæl əˈmɔ fri)n., pl. -fries.
a hodgepodge; jumble.
[1545–55; < Middle French galimafree kind of sauce or stew]
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gallimaufry
- A medley or confused jumble, especially a dish made of leftovers, from French gallimaufry, "ragout, hash."See also related terms for leftovers.
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Gallimaufry
Examples: gallimaufry of nuts, 1591; of prophecies, 1668.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | gallimaufry - a motley assortment of things farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
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gallimaufry
nounA collection of various things:
assortment, conglomeration, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.
Slang: grab bag.
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gallimaufry
n no pl → Durcheinander nt, → Mischmasch m (inf)
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