# bumfuzzle

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈbʌmfʌzl/

## Definitions
1. To confuse or fluster.

## Etymology
Probably an alteration of fuzzled (“confused, intoxicated”), with the colloquial intensifier prefix bum-. First attested in 19th-century U.S. dialect.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bumfuzzle