Kuddelmuddel
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Low German Kuddelmuddel. The word originally meant "dirty linen" and is derived from the verb koddeln (“to wash clothes superficially”). The rhyming part might be based on a cognate of German Modder (“mud”), a Dutch form of which also led to English muddle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kuddelmuddel n or m (strong, genitive Kuddelmuddels, no plural)
- (colloquial) jumble; hodgepodge; confusion
- Synonyms: Durcheinander, Mischmasch, Wirrwarr
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