bumfuzzle

bum·fuz·zle
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/ˈbʌmfʌzl//ˈbəmˌfəz(ə)l/

verb

To confuse or fluster.

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Meanings

verbbumfuzzle (third-person singular simple present bumfuzzles, present participle bumfuzzling, simple past and past participle bumfuzzled)

present singular third person bumfuzzles · participle present bumfuzzling · participle past bumfuzzled · past bumfuzzled

  1. Southern UScolloquialtransitivechiefly South Midland USTo confuse or fluster.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bafflebaffoundbedevilbefuddlebewilderbollix upconfoundconfusedisconcertentangleflustermix upmuddyperturbpuzzleravel

Origin

Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect.

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APA

bumfuzzle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumfuzzle

MLA

“bumfuzzle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumfuzzle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bumfuzzle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bumfuzzle.

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