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- noun South Africa, informal A
dreamy ,dazed ,absent-minded , orbefuddled state
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From Afrikaans a dreamy, dazed, absent-minded, or befuddled state
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whichbe commented on the word dwaal
State of befuddlement. (Luciferous Logolepsy)
May 16, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word dwaal
JM thought he was wholeheartedly resisting dwaal but can't quite recall the specifics of it all
February 1, 2009
AnWulf commented on the word dwaal
From the OED:
dwaal |dwɑːl|
noun S. African
a dreamy, dazed, or absent-minded state: You're in a real dwaal !
January 26, 2012