foozle

foo·zle

 (fo͞o′zəl)

tr.v. foo·zled, foo·zling, foo·zles

To do or deal with poorly or clumsily.

n.

The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf.

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[Perhaps from German dialectal fuseln, to work poorly or slowly.]

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foo′zler n.

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foozle

(ˈfuːzəl) golf

vb

(Golf) to bungle (a shot)

n

(Golf) a bungled shot

[C19: perhaps from German dialect fuseln to do slipshod work]

ˈfoozler n

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foo•zle

(ˈfu zəl)

v. -zled, -zling,
n. v.t., v.i.

1. to bungle; play clumsily: to foozle a stroke in golf; to foozle on the last hole.

n.

2. an act of foozling, esp. a bad stroke in golf.

[1825–35; perhaps < dial. German fuseln to work badly or clumsily]

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foozle

Past participle: foozled
Gerund: foozling

Imperative

foozle

foozle

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Thesaurus

foozle

noun

A stupid, clumsy mistake:

blunder, bull, bungle, fumble, muff, stumble.

Informal: blooper, boner.

Slang: bloomer, goof.

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