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Fuddle

//ˈfʌdəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Intoxication. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a confused multitude of things wordnet
  3. 3
    Intoxicating drink; liquor. uncountable
  4. 4
    Muddle, confusion. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A party or picnic where attendees bring food and wine; a kind of potluck. Derbyshire, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable

    "Yesterday we were invited to a fuddle. This is a new word & was a new experience for us. Very pleasant it was too."

Verb
  1. 1
    To confuse or befuddle. transitive

    "She's fuddled my fancy, she's muddled me good / I've taken to drinking, and given up food"

  2. 2
    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly wordnet
  3. 3
    To intoxicate. transitive

    "If an author fuddles himself, I don’t know why he should be let off a headache the next morning […]"

  4. 4
    consume alcohol wordnet
  5. 5
    To become intoxicated; to get drunk. intransitive

    "Pipes I blew, on malt I fuddled, / A lushy man! / Till my mind and head got muddled, / Dissipated man!"

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  1. 6
    make stupid with alcohol wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare Dutch vod (“soft”), German dialect fuddeln (“to swindle”).

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch vod (“soft”), German dialect fuddeln (“to swindle”).

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