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foozle
CIDE DICTIONARY
foozle, v. t. & i. [Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.].
To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.
"She foozles all along the course."
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
foozle, n.
- A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
THESAURUS
foozle
bad job, bevue, bitch up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble, boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot, botch, bungle, clumsy performance, drop a brick, drop the ball, duff, dumb trick, err, error, etourderie, fiasco, flub, fluff, flunk, fool mistake, foul up, foul-up, fumble, gaucherie, goof, gum up, hash, howler, louse up, louse-up, mess, miscue, miss, miss the mark, mistake, muck up, muck-up, muddle, muff, off day, pratfall, pull a boner, sad work, screamer, screw up, screw-up, slip, slip up, stumble, trip, washout
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