FOOZLE

Etymology

Verb

foozle (third-person singular simple present foozles, present participle foozling, simple past and past participle foozled)

To do something clumsily or awkwardly; to bungle.

Noun

foozle (plural foozles)

A fogey.

A mistaken shot in golf.

(video games, slang) The final boss character in a game.

Source: Wiktionary

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Foo"zle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Foozled; p. pr. & vb. n. Foozling.] [Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.]

Definition: To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.

She foozles all along the course. Century Mag.

Foo"zle, n.

1. A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.]

2. Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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