Kuddelmuddel

Signification

jumble; hodgepodge; confusion

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌkʊdəlˈmʊdəl/

Étymologie

Borrowed from German Low German Kuddelmuddel. The word originally meant "dirty linen" and is derived from the verb koddeln (“to wash clothes superficially”). The rhyming part might be based on a cognate of German Modder (“mud”), a Dutch form of which also led to English muddle.

Phrases

Nach meinem Dafürhalten ist das überhaupt keine gute Idee , sondern ein echter Kuddelmuddel .

À mon avis, ce n'est pas du tout une bonne idée, mais un vrai câlin.