Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To put into a state of confusion. synonym: befuddle.
- intransitive verb To make drunk; intoxicate.
- intransitive verb To drink; tipple.
- noun A state of confusion or intoxication.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Strong drink.
- To make foolish or stupid with drink; make intoxicated.
- To drink to excess.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb colloq. To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated.
- intransitive verb colloq. To drink to excess.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
confuse orbefuddle - verb To
intoxicate - noun
intoxication - noun
muddle ,confusion - noun UK, dialect A
party orpicnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind ofpotluck .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- noun a confused multitude of things
- verb consume alcohol
- verb make stupid with alcohol
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hamla Ombashi is a corporal of the transport service, and "fuddle" is to sit down.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan Bennet Burleigh
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In a lonesome land, where amusements are few and the nights long, the power to "fuddle" counts for much.
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In Robin: Search for a Hero no one bothered to fix the misdirected word balloons on page 32 that fuddle up a conversation between Tim and Dick Grayson.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Mike Myers is back this Summer, bringing with him a new character to entertain and possibly be-fuddle.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2008
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The rapture is just around the cornor anyway so why preserve the earth ? fuddle duddle says:
Ottawa lowers its emissions reduction targets - Need to know - Macleans.ca 2010
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Spenc Canada – nice cogent arguments. fuddle duddle says:
Ottawa lowers its emissions reduction targets - Need to know - Macleans.ca 2010
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And that is agriculture writ large, not just meat and dairy. fuddle duddle says:
Ottawa lowers its emissions reduction targets - Need to know - Macleans.ca 2010
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We have an imperfect justice system where poor defendants are given minimal legal attention by often lesser qualified individuals. fuddle duddle says:
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McBush will fuddle along until Novemeber and I'm going to enjoy a ever so sweet victory of the Dems in control.
Tough New MoveOn Ad Demands McCain Fire Lobbyist Charlie Black 2009
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And and and when I broke up, I was all in a fuddle, a fussle—a muckle.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
yarb commented on the word fuddle
And if none of these claims us, appalling
age, like a fuddling narcotic,
has the same effect on the rest of us.
- Peter Reading, There seem to be so many of them,, from Tom O' Bedlam's Beauties, 1981
June 29, 2008