English

Noun

stooshie ‎(plural stooshies)

1. (Scotland) the disruption caused by a disagreement or misunderstanding
   • 1978, Institute of Bankers in Scotland, Scottish Bankers magazine:

     The Traveller going through Customs goes alone, wondering what is causing the stooshie up front and nervously letting someone go before him […]

   • 2003, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night:

     First of all, there’d been that horrible stooshie over the wifie in Ballygrant with MS who was growing her own cannabis in her greenhouse.

   • 2006, Jamie Stuart, Proverbs in the patter:

     Ill-will can mak a stooshie, but love can settle a stramash.

1. (Scotland) a weekly digest magazine produced by DC Thomson: The Stooshie

Synonyms

• (disruption): fracas, fuss, mess, outcry, stir, uproar