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noun

Gallimaufry n. (pl. gallimaufries)

A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout. "Delighting in hodge-podge, gallimaufries, forced meat."

Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch. "So in this installment I'd like to serve up a gallimaufry of tasty URLs that didn't quite fit anywhere else."

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Etymology of 'Gallimaufry'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gallimaufry" Quotes from Famous Books

... seemed to match him—things appealing to the sense that he appealed to. A tarnished French mirror, a strip of faded carpet, some rows of battered, tattered books, a few cups and saucers that had erst been riveted and erst been dusted—all these, in a gallimaufry of other languid odds and ends, seen through this mud-splashed window, silently echoed the silent misery of the horse. They were remembering Zion. They had been beautiful once, and expensive, and well cared for, and admired, ...

— Yet Again • Max Beerbohm

Words linked to "Gallimaufry" : miscellany, farrago, salmagundi, assortment, miscellanea, hodgepodge, mingle-mangle, mixed bag, omnium-gatherum, motley, melange, hotchpotch, potpourri, mixture