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bum⋅fuz⋅zle

[buhm-fuhz-uhl]
–verb (used with object), -zled, -zling. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
to confuse or fluster.
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bum·fuz·zle   (bŭm'fŭz'əl)   
tr.v.   bum·fuz·zled, bum·fuz·zling, bum·fuz·zles Chiefly Southern U.S.
To confuse.

[Probably bum- (probably alteration of bamboozle) + fuzzle (perhaps blend of fuddle and fuzzy).]
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