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Pother

[PAH-thər]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Unknown, late 16th century

1.

A commotion or fuss.

Examples of Pother in a sentence

"Andrew does his grocery shopping when the stores open to avoid the pother of rush-hour shoppers."

"Despite the different ages of the campers, it was a relaxing week with no pother to speak of."

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