Deborah Robins's definitions

kerfuffle

A minor disturbance or disagreement. Smaller than a contretemps, larger than a snag, involving more people or things than a SNAFU or a stink.

Lawton couldn't understand all of the kerfuffle over the suggestive signage at Herbert's Sherbert.

by Deborah Robins June 23, 2006

Humpty Dump

A non-committal, yet derogatory name for any particular ethnic group or person of that group who happens to be standing within earshot.

"Whenever a Humpty Dump pays by credit card, it usually turns out to be stolen.

by Deborah Robins June 23, 2006

picklepuss

A person (especially a child) with a silly expression or puckered up mouth. A person with a sour/dour expression.

Grandad called his grandson a picklepuss because he always had a goofy scowl on his face.

by Deborah Robins February 11, 2007