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- ruffle someone's feathers
ruffle someone's feathers
ruffle someone's feathers
Annoy or offend someone, as in Calling him a tightwad really ruffled his feathers. This term alludes to the stiffened, upright feathers of an angry bird. [Mid-1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Loretta | | lə-RET-ə (English), lo-RET-tah (Italian) | English, Italian |
| RŮŽEna | | - | Czech |
| Shahjahan | | - | Urdu |
| Storm | | STORM (English) | English (Modern), Danish, Norwegian |
| Wiebke | | VEEP-kə (German) | Frisian, German |
| Kumbukani | | kuw-mboo-KAH-nee | Southern African, Chewa |