hurry-burry

1 of 2

noun

¦həri¦bəri

plural -es

Scottish

: hurly-burly

hurry-burry

2 of 2

adverb

"

Scottish

: in a hurly-burly manner

Word History

Etymology

Noun

reduplication (influenced by hurly-burly) of hurry entry 2

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