Kuddelmuddel

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German. The word originally meant “dirty linen” and is derived from the verb koddeln (“to wash clothes superficially”). The rhyming part might be based on Modder (“mud”), a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch form of which also led to English muddle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkʊdəlˈmʊdəl/

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Noun

Kuddelmuddel n or m (genitive Kuddelmuddels, no plural)

1. jumble; hodgepodge; confusion

Synonyms

• Durcheinander
• Mischmasch
• Wirrwarr