Talk:kerfluff

RFV discussion: October 2016–May 2017

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kerfluff

Alt spelling of kerfuffle. Equinox ◑ 20:42, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

I checked Google Books, the Free Library and Brigham Young Corpora of English. I found only one instance, in a children's fiction book, of kerfluff. Kerfluff is not an alternative spelling of kerfuffle, kerfluffle, nor any other word. Since a month has passed since this RFV was opened, and no examples have been cited on the entry page, I suggest that we consider the RFV failed because kerfluff does not satisfy criteria for inclusion, unless there is input from other editors.--FeralOink (talk) 09:29, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Not so fast. See Usenet cites at Google Groups. Since it has a different number of syllables it cannot be an alternative spelling of kerfuffle. The Usenet usage includes a single verb use. DCDuring TALK 14:18, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand your point, DCDuring. You said "not so fast" about considering the RFV failed, but then you stated that kerfluff is not an alternative spelling of kerfuffle. That is what I said too, that kerfluff is not an alternative spelling of kerfuffle. What am I misunderstanding?--FeralOink (talk) 03:23, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

You seemed to be encouraging someone to close the RfV as failed. You seemed to think it was both not an alternative spelling of kerfuffle and not attestable.

It looks to me like a synonym, not an alternative spelling; and it looks attestable as such. DCDuring TALK 04:31, 28 November 2016 (UTC)

• RFV passed and modified per DCD. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 05:28, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

This was closed without any citations being added. I thought RFV required three. Equinox ◑ 13:17, 20 May 2017 (UTC)