Category: ARRL

Bumfuzzled

bumfuzzle[ buhm-fuhz-uh l ] verb (used with object), bum·fuz·zled, bum·fuz·zling. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. – to confuse or fluster. Origin of Bumfuzzle 1900–05; bum- (expressive prefix, perhaps to be identified with the initial syllable of bamboozle) + fuzzle to confuse (perhaps expressive alteration of fuddle) This is how I would characterize my reaction to this item appearing on the ARRL […]