Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kick up a stew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: kick- up a stew
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause trouble; cause a dust-up; cause a hubbub.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, stew.

Example Sentences

"But if you come to the United States to jest kick up a stew, / 'Tween Abner Jones an' his man Mike, an' neighbor Donahue, '[…]"
""[…] would rush in and kick up a stew and get all the worst of it. That's not my style.""
"Bathing girls of the outdoor kind have cruised before the public eye for years, without causing more than a passing ripple, so why should the bathing girl kick up a stew the minute she does her bath- ing within the privacy of her own home , e'en though she be portrayed on a billboard ? Of course , we will admit the advertiser might have soothed the ruffled feelings of his public[…]"
"The Verna swerved close, her stern kicking up a stew as she started to back up."

Etymology

From dialectal stew (“(cloud of) dust”).

Questions

What does kick up a stew mean?: To cause trouble; cause a dust-up; cause a hubbub.
Where does kick up a stew come from?: From dialectal stew (“(cloud of) dust”).

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