Definition of Shemozzle

1. Noun. (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess.

Exact synonyms: Schemozzle
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Confusion

Definition of Shemozzle

1. Noun. A state of chaos or confusion; a muddle. ¹

2. Noun. A quarrel or rumpus. ¹

3. Verb. To scarper. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shemozzle

shelved
shelver
shelvers
shelves
shelvesful
shelvier
shelviest
shelving
shelvings
shelvy
shemagh
shemaghs
shemales
shemozzle (current term)
shemozzled
shemozzles
shemozzling
shenai
shenais
shenanigan
shenanigans
shend
shende
shending
shends
shendship
sheng
shengs

Literary usage of Shemozzle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Squadroon by Ardern Arthur Hume Beaman (1920)
"They ought to find out who's responsible for this shemozzle and blinking well shoot the blinker as an example to the others." The Skipper had been looking ..."

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