l verb (used with object)
1.
to muddle or confuse: a jumble of sounds to fuddle the senses.
2.
to make drunk; intoxicate.
verb (used without object)
3.
to tipple.
noun
4.
a confused state; muddle; jumble.
Origin:
1580–90; origin uncertain
1580–90; origin uncertain
Related forms
un·fud·dled, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated |
| 2. | (intr) to drink excessively; tipple |
| —n | |
| 3. | a muddled or confused state |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
fuddle
1588, originally "to get drunk," later "to confuse as though with drink" (c.1600), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Low Ger. fuddeln "work in a slovenly manner (as if drunk)," from fuddle "worthless cloth." The more common derivative befuddle appeared 1887.
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