shemozzle

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shemozzle

/ʃɪˈmɒzəl/ UK
/ʃəˈmɑzəl/ US

Rhymes with -ɒzəl

Where it comes from

UK late-19th century. Borrowed from Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Middle High German slim (“crooked”) and Hebrew מַזָּל (mazzāl, “luck”). Cognate with US English schlimazel (“unlucky person”). Compare German Schlamassel.

noun shemozzles · chemozzle · chermozzle · chimozzle · schemozzle · schimozzle

slang A state of chaos or confusion. "No end of a shemozzle there’s been there lately," he said. "Marina Gregg's been having hysterics most days. Said some coffee she was given was poisoned."
slang A quarrel or rumpus. If Will comes out of this shemozzle.
Similar: ruckus

Similar: mess, muddle, turmoil

verb shemozzles · shemozzling · shemozzled · chemozzle · chermozzle

slang To scarper; to run away; to flee. For quotations using this term, see Citations:shemozzle.
Similar: flee

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noun

Similar: mess, muddle, turmoil

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MLA

"shemozzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shemozzle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

shemozzle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shemozzle

Chicago

"shemozzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shemozzle.

BibTeX

@misc{shemozzle_2026,
  title = {shemozzle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shemozzle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}