Etymograph

English

massacree

Likely a corruption of English/French massacre, possibly from the Missouri French dialect.

Formed from massacre + ee

Old French macecrer

Old French macacre ‘slaughterhouse, butchery’

Middle French massacre

English massacre

Cantonese 噫

English ee

The story

Originated in the Ozark Mountains; date unknown.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Today it means

noun A bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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