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Pother Poth Er Noun Commotion Uproar Heated Discussion Choking

Pother can be a noun for commotion or heated discussion, or a verb meaning to bother or worry.

Pother (POTH-er) is a noun meaning commotion, uproar or a heated discussion, and a verb meaning to worry or bother.

Front pother \POTH-er\
Back noun
1. Commotion; uproar.
2. A heated discussion.
3. A choking or suffocating cloud, as of smoke or dust.

verb
To worry; bother.

"Very little will change whether that appointee is Caroline Kennedy or someone else. So why all the pother?"

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