gallimaufry

American  

[gal-uh-maw-free] / ˌgæl əˈmɔ fri /

noun

Chiefly Literary.

plural

gallimaufries

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.

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gallimaufry British  

/ ˌɡælɪˈmɔːfrɪ /

noun

1. a jumble; hotchpotch

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Etymology

Origin of gallimaufry

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