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stooshie en · NOUN

Etymology

Probably from Scots stooshie, possibly a contraction of English ecstasy. Perhaps related to English stoush.

Meanings

1. (Scotland) The disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding.
   • The right hon. Gentleman is making a great stooshie about time in relation to this Bill, but was it not the case that, when the SNP [Scottish National Party] Scottish Government introduced their continuity Bill in the Scottish Parliament, they operated a ruthless guillotine to prevent proper scrutiny of it? 2019 October 22, Stephen Kerr, Member of Parliament for Stirling, “Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill”, in House of Commons Debates (House of Commons)^(https://web.archive.org/web/20191024000813/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-10-22/debates/277C5A20-456D-469B-A415-D04AFFD83248/EuropeanUnion(WithdrawalAgreement)Bill), volume 666, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2019, column 860:
   • Ill-will can mak a stooshie, but love can settle a stramash. 2006, Jamie Stuart, Proverbs in the patter:
   • The Traveller going through Customs goes alone, wondering what is causing the stooshie up front and nervously letting someone go before him […] 1978, Institute of Bankers in Scotland, Scottish Bankers magazine:
   • First of all, there’d been that horrible stooshie over the wifie in Ballygrant with MS who was growing her own cannabis in her greenhouse. 2003, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night:

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Synonyms

fuss (disruption) · outcry (disruption) · fracas (disruption) · uproar (disruption) · mess (disruption) · stir (disruption)