Associations to the word «Pother»

Wiktionary

POTHER, noun. A commotion, a tempest.
POTHER, verb. (intransitive) To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.

Dictionary definition

POTHER, noun. An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft".
POTHER, verb. Make upset or troubled.
POTHER, verb. Make a fuss; be agitated.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats