Opinion: how a Yiddish word became a term for on-the-pitch melees, brawls and fights in hurling and Gaelic football. A shemozzle is a state of confusion, chaos and uproar. It might simply be a muddle, or it could be a ruckus, row, quarrel or loud commotion. The word is thought to be of Yiddish origin, a dialect of High German used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. In GAA terms, though, it means something else. A shemozzle could range from anything to a hefty one-on-one shoulder to a mass brawl involving 30 players, an entire backroom...
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