gallimaufry

gallimaufry meaning

a confused jumble or medley of things.”a glorious gallimaufry of childhood perceptions”

Etymology

“a medley, hash, hodge-podge,” 1550s, from French galimafrée “hash, ragout, dish made of odds and ends,” from Old French galimafree, calimafree “sauce made of mustard, ginger, and vinegar; a stew of carp” (14c.), which is of unknown origin.