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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.
  1. 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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