bumfuzzle

bum·fuz·zle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhm-fuhz-uh l]
- /bʌmˈfʌz əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhm-fuhz-uh l]
- /bʌmˈfʌz əl/

Definitions of bumfuzzle word

verb bumfuzzle to confuse 3
verb with object bumfuzzle to confuse or fluster. 1
verb bumfuzzle (chiefly South Midland, Southern US) to confuse or fluster. 0

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Origin of bumfuzzle

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; bum- (expressive prefix, perhaps to be identified with the initial syllable of bamboozle) + fuzzle to confuse (perhaps expressive alteration of fuddle)

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Parts of speech for Bumfuzzle

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bumfuzzle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".