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bumfuzzle
[ buhm-fuhz-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
, bum·fuz·zled, bum·fuz·zling.
- to confuse or fluster.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bumfuzzle1
First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain; from bum- (as in the initial syllable of Scottish bumbaze, bombaze “to confuse” ( bamboozle ) + fuzzle “to confuse” (perhaps a blend of fuddle and fuzzy ( def ) )
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