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TBF that's Eddie's word, not Stevo's. Also it is of Yiddish origin (and they do have some good ones already, oy vey)
It's also in the OED so is deffo legit.
Free online dictionary:-
Noun
shemozzle - (Yiddish) a confused situation or affair; a mess
Wiktionary:-
Etymology
From Yiddish שלימזל (shlimazl, “misfortune”), from Hebrew שלא מזל (shellōmazzāl), של (shel, “from, of”) + לא (lō, “not”) + מזל (mazzāl, “luck”)
Noun
shemozzle (plural shemozzles)
A state of chaos or confusion; a muddle.
A quarrel or rumpus.
Verb
shemozzle (third-person singular simple present shemozzles, present participle shemozzling, simple past and past participle shemozzled)
To scarper.
References
[iOED 2nd edition 1989
Macquarie 2nd edition 1991[/i