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ferhoodle

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[fer-hood-l] / fərˈhud l /

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.
ferhoodled, ferhoodling

  1. to confuse or mix up.

    Don't ferhoodle the things in that drawer.

Etymology

Origin of ferhoodle

From Pennsylvania Dutch verhuddle “to tangle, confuse”; compare German verhudeln “to bungle, botch”

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