Bumfuzzle (verb)
bum-fuzl
to confuse or fluster
While its origin is uncertain, it is an Americanism dating back to least the 1870s.Thought to be formed from a combination of the Scottish bombaze, “to confuse,” (see bamboozle) + fuzzle, “to confuse,” (perhaps a blend of fuddle and fuzzy) or just as an alternate spelling of bamboozle.
Example sentences
“These instructions were designed to bumfuzzle even the most tech savvy person.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
