Confusticate

//kənˈfʌstəkeɪt// verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To confuse, confound, or perplex. US, informal, transitive

    "Massa Clifford’s eye sezs, plain as eber eye did, dat de niggers dat ’specs to confusticate him, mus’ be smarter dan eber yer was, or will be ter de fift’ generation."

Synonyms

All synonyms
confuscateconfuscate

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"Massa Clifford’s eye sezs, plain as eber eye did, dat de niggers dat ’specs to confusticate him, mus’ be smarter dan eber yer was, or will be ter de fift’ generation."

Etymology

Fantastic alteration of confound or confuse.

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