Scurryfunge (verb)
sku-ree-fun-j
Old English; to rush around cleaning when company is on their way over.
Not in use much nowadays but it really should be, I scurryfunge.
Example sentences
“Putting the phone down to my neighbour, I had a quick scurryfunge before she rang the doorbell”
“Whenever my mother-in-law was due for a visit, I’d have to have a scurryfunge no matter how tidy my house was.”

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