Becroggle
verb, slang
verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To cause shock or confusion sufficient to cause brief paralysis. dated, slang
"When I finally figured out that she was asking if I was sad at not winning a Nebula, I was becroggled. I finally found my voice and told her that in twenty-five years of reading and writing science fiction, I had heard a hell of a lot of gauche questions, butthat really took the cake."
Example
More examples"When I finally figured out that she was asking if I was sad at not winning a Nebula, I was becroggled. I finally found my voice and told her that in twenty-five years of reading and writing science fiction, I had heard a hell of a lot of gauche questions, butthat really took the cake."
Etymology
From be- + croggle.
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