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hurlyburlynoun
A noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion, especially as of battle.
Etymology: A combination of hurling and burling.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hurly, Hurlyburlynoun
Tumult; commotion; bustle.
Etymology: I have been told that this word owes its original to two neighbouring families named Hurly and Burly, or Hurleigh and Burleigh, which filled their part of the kingdom with contests and violence. If this account be rejected, the word must be derived from hurl, hurly, and burly, a ludicrous reduplication. Hurlade, French; hurlubrelu, inconsiderately.
Winds take the ruffian billows by the top,
That with the hurley death itself awakes. William Shakespeare, H. IV.Poor discontents,
Which gape and rub the elbow at the news
Of hurlyburly innovation. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.Methinks, I see this hurly all on foot. William Shakespeare, K. John.
All places were filled with tumult and hurlyburly, every man measured the danger by his own fear; and such a pitiful cry was in every place, as in cities presently to be besieged. Richard Knolles.
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Hurlyburly
Hurlyburly is a 1998 independent film, based on the acclaimed 1984 play of the same name by David Rabe, who adapted it into a screenplay for the film. The title refers to dialogue in Act I, Scene I of Shakespeare's Macbeth: First Witch: "When shall we three meet again / In thunder, lightning, or in rain?" Second Witch: "When the hurlyburly's done, / When the battle's lost and won."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hurlyburly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hurlyburly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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