bumfuzzle

== English == === Etymology === Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect. === Pronunciation === (uk) IPA(key): /ˈbʌmfʌzl/ (us) IPA(key): /ˈbəmˌfəz(ə)l/ Hyphenation: bum‧fuz‧zle === Verb === bumfuzzle (third-person singular simple present bumfuzzles, present participle bumfuzzling, simple past and past participle bumfuzzled) (transitive, colloquial, chiefly South Midland US, Southern US) To confuse or fluster. ==== Related terms ==== bamboozled ==== See also ====