Definitions for gallimaufry
ˌgæl əˈmɔ frigal·li·mauf·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherumnoun

   a motley assortment of things

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gallimaufrynoun

   A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.

2. gallimaufrynoun

   Any absurd medley.

3. Etymology: From galimafree, a stew.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallimaufrynoun

   1.A hoch-poch, or hash of several sorts of broken meat; a medley. Thomas Hanmer

   Etymology: galimafreé, French.

   They have made of our English tongue a gallimaufry, or hodge-podge of all other speeches. Edmund Spenser.

   2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley.

   They have a dance, which the wenches say is a gallimaufry of gambols, because they are not in’t. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   The painter who, under pretence of diverting the eyes, would fill his picture with such varieties as alter the truth of history, would make a ridiculous piece of painting, and a mere gallimaufry of his work. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   3. It is used by William Shakespeare ludicrously of a woman.

   Sir John affects thy wife.
   —— Why, sir, my wife is not young.
   —— He wooes both high and low, both rich and poor;
   He loves thy gallimaufry, friend. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gallimaufry

   A gallimaufry is a miscellaneous collection or jumble of things, such as ideas, items or words. The term is often used to describe a haphazard or disorganized mixture of different elements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallimaufrynoun

   a hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout

2. Gallimaufrynoun

   any absurd medley; a hotchpotch

3. Etymology: [F. galimafre a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different meats.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gallimaufry

   gal-i-maw′fri, n. (Shak.) any inconsistent or absurd medley: a medley of persons. [O. Fr. galimafrée, a ragout, hash.]

Matched Categories

1. • Assortment

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce gallimaufry?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gallimaufry in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gallimaufry in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gallimaufry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gallimaufry
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gallimaufry
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gallimaufry
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallimaufry
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gallimaufry
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=gallimaufry