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  • noun neologism, childish The state of confusion and/or being puzzled.
  • verb slang, neologism To confuse or puzzle.

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Blend of confuse and puzzle.

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  • confuzzle con*fuzz*le verb

    1.) To make unclear or indistinct; syn: confused, jumbled, baffle, faze. The punishing rumors and fuming charges tended to confuzzle the argument.

    Origin:

    circa 2012. Modern English. American English. Blend of confused and fuzz. < back formation from confused (since early 19th century), Middle English confused < Anglo-French confus (with -ed -ed2 maintaining participial sense) < Latin confūsus, past participle of confundere; see confound. Origin Fuzz 1595–1605; compare Dutch voos spongy, woolly. Source: Dictionary.com.

    Con*fuzz*led- verb

    Con*fuzz*led*ly- adverb

    October 2, 2012