Becroggle

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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

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"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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