In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
KERFUFFLE
disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult; “they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kerfuffle (plural kerfuffles)
(chiefly, British, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult.
Synonyms: brouhaha, fracas, hubbub, hullaballoo, mess, racket
Verb
kerfuffle (third-person singular simple present kerfuffles, present participle kerfuffling, simple past and past participle kerfuffled)
(chiefly, British, informal) To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.
Source: Wiktionary
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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