φυρμός

A. mixture, confused mass, disorder, D.S. 18.30, M.Ant. 12.14; φ. καὶ σύγχυσις τῶν κατὰ νόμους δικαίων D.S. 36.11; ἀνθρώπων ὁμοῦ καὶ πραγμάτων Ph. Fr. 33 H.: metaph., 'a pretty kettle of fish', Cic. Att. 14.5.1.