foo|zle

foo|zle
foo|zle «FOO zuhl», verb, -zled, -zling, noun.
–v.t.
to do clumsily; bungle (especially a stroke in golf).
–v.i.
to act or play clumsily.
–n.
1. a clumsy failure, especially a badly played stroke in golf.
2. Informal. a dull, old-fashioned person; fogy.
3. Informal. a man who is easily fooled.
╂[origin uncertain. Compare dialectal German fuseln work badly or slowly.]

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