ferhoodle

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UK/fəˈhuː.dl̩/US/fəɹˈhu.dl̩/

verb

To confuse or puzzle.

OriginPennsylvania German verhuddle →
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Meanings

verbferhoodle (third-person singular simple present ferhoodles, present participle ferhoodling, simple past and past participle ferhoodled)

present singular third person ferhoodles · participle present ferhoodling · participle past ferhoodled · past ferhoodled

  1. USdialectaltransitiveTo confuse or puzzle.

    Oh, how confrontations ferhoodled her.

    2014, Stephanie Reed, “The Bachelor”, in Plain City Peace: Book Two, Kregel Publications, page 89

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
confuse

Origin

  1. Pennsylvania Germanverhuddle
  2. Englishferhoodle

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German verhuddle.

More words from Pennsylvania German

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ferhoodle

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Cite this entry
APA

ferhoodle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferhoodle

MLA

“ferhoodle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferhoodle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferhoodle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferhoodle.

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