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fuss noun A noisy disturbance or dispute, quarrel, commotion. [DARE labels this usage “chiefly South, South Midland”]

1861 Rogers CW Letters (June 24) well william I would like to write you a interresing letter but I can not my mind is so torin up and so d--d much fuss here. 1939 Hall Coll (Little Cataloochee NC) The bear sort of made a ugly fuss, and finally [Johnny] hollered pretty loud to try to scare the bear away. 1956 Hall Coll (Jones Cove TN) So this old woman come to this old man, Sam, and raised a fuss with him ... and they got into a fight. 1993 Parris Folklore 471 When the fire roars up the chimney like it wants to get out of the house, you can look out for a fuss in the family.