gallimaufry

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In French, gallimaufry is a ragout (ra-GOO), and it can be a literal stew or a figurative one.

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  1. French galimafrée, from Old French galimafree, sauce, ragout : probably galer, to make merry; see gallant + mafrer, to gorge oneself (from Middle Dutch moffelen, to open one's mouth wide, of imitative origin).
 

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