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fuzz

1[fuhz]
noun
1.
loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
2.
a mass or coating of such matter: the fuzz on a peach.
3.
Slang. a man's very short haircut, similar to a crew cut.
4.
fuzz up, to make unclear; confuse; bungle: He fuzzed up the plot line with a lot of emotional nonsense.

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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1595–1605; compare Dutch voos spongy, woolly
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fuzz

2[fuhz]
noun, plural fuzz, fuzz·es for 2. Slang.
1.
the police; police officers collectively.
2.
a police officer or detective.

Origin:
1925–30; of uncertain origin
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Word Origin & History

fuzz
c.1600, fusse, first attested in fusball "puff ball of tiny spores," of uncertain origin. Meaning "the police" is Amer.Eng. 1929, underworld slang, origin and connection to the older word unknown. Perhaps a variant of fuss, with a notion of "hard to please."
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fuzz definition

[fəz]
  1. n.
    and fuzz man; fuzzy (tail). the police; a jail keeper; a detective. : The fuzz is onto you. , Tell the fuzz man I was out of town when the job was pulled.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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