stirabouts

/ˈstɜrəˌbaʊts/
noun
  1. Plural of stirabout; multiple servings or types of porridge made by stirring.
    • The inn served different stirabouts each morning, some with fruit and some with nuts.
    • The market sold packaged stirabouts from various regions.
    • They compared their grandmothers' stirabouts, each claiming theirs was the best.
  2. Plural of stirabout; multiple instances of busy activity or commotion.
    • There were several stirabouts in the town over the new construction plans.
    • The children's stirabouts kept the babysitter on her toes.
    • The office was full of stirabouts as deadlines approached.