muss[noun]Synonyms: brawl, broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, knock-down-and-drag-out, melee, ruction, set-to, mess, botch, botchery, hash, mess-up, mix-up, muddle, mull, shambles
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. muss1 /mʌs/ (
also muss up)
verb [transitive] informal especially American English[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Probably from mess]
to make something untidy, especially someone’s hair:
Briscoe reached down and mussed the boy’s hair. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. muss2 noun no muss, no fuss used to say that something can be done easily and without problems – used humorously:
It works every time, no muss, no fuss. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲