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Fumfer

//ˈfəmfər// verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle. US, informal

    "She fumfered around and refused to give a straight answer."

  2. 2
    To fiddle or fumble. US, informal

    "I fumfered with the USB stick, trying and failing to plug it in."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”) + -er (frequentative suffix). First attested in 1954. Compare fumf.

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