gallimaufry

[ gal-uh-maw-free ]

noun

, Chiefly Literary.

, plural gal·li·mau·fries.

1. a hodgepodge; confused medley; jumble.

   Synonyms: omnium-gatherum, miscellany, mixed bag, grab bag, goulash, muddle, mess, welter, tangle, mixture, mishmash, mélange, medley, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, hash, farrago

2. a ragout or hash.

gallimaufry

/ ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ /

noun

1. a jumble; hotchpotch

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallimaufry¹

First recorded in 1545–55; from Middle French galimafree “kind of sauce or stew,” probably a conflation of galer “to amuse oneself” and Picard dialect mafrer “to gorge oneself” (from Middle Dutch moffelen “to eat, nosh”); gallant

Word History and Origins

Origin of gallimaufry¹

C16: from French galimafrée ragout, hash, of unknown origin