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muss

/mʌs/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about muss at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A state of confusion and disorderliness.
    the house was a mess

verb

  1. Make messy or untidy.
    the child mussed up my hair

Origin

Related to mess (“disorder”).

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