Top 10 Funny-Sounding Interesting Words | Merriam-Webster
Definition - confuse; perplex; fluster. Bumfuzzle has been in use since the middle of the 19th century, although it appears to be slouching towards obsolescence. We’re not certain where it comes from, although it is possible that it is descended from dumfound (which had variants such as dumfoozle and bumfoozle). If you want to claim that bumfuzzle is based on some meaning of bum compounded . . .
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