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03/19/10, 08:57 PM
gallimaufry (gal-uh-MO-free)

noun: A hodgepodge; a jumble.

Etymology
From Middle French galimafree (stew), probably from galer (to make merry) + mafrer (to gorge oneself).

Usage
"I've got a gallimaufry of cosmetics bottles of various kinds." — Caroline Kamp; How Do I Look?; The Independent (London, UK); May 21, 2005.



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