foozle

American  

[foo-zuhl] / ˈfu zəl /

verb (used with or without object)

foozled, foozling

1. to bungle; play clumsily.

   to foozle a stroke in golf;

   to foozle on the last hole.

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noun

1. act of foozling, especially a bad stroke in golf.

foozle British  

/ ˈfuːzəl /

verb

1. to bungle (a shot)

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noun

1. a bungled shot

Usage

What does foozle mean? A foozle is a botched or bungled attempt at something, usually a shot in golf. It's also a verb meaning "to bungle."It's sometimes used in the gaming community to describe a final boss.

Other Word Forms

• foozler noun

Etymology

Origin of foozle

First recorded in 1825–35; perhaps from dialectal German fuseln “to work badly, clumsily, hurriedly”

Example Sentences

The former thought produces an infallibly crisp hit, but in a variable direction, and the latter gives excellent aim to a sometimes foozled stroke.

From Golf Digest

“He cheats like a three-card Monte dealer. He throws it, boots it, and moves it. He lies about his lies. He fudges and foozles and fluffs.”

From The New Yorker

In May avoid the water-ouzel Whose warning note predicts a foozle.

From Project Gutenberg

It was 'steen down and a bluff to play with me and I was foozled for fair.

From Project Gutenberg

Because I thought you were such a respectable, harmless old foozle that you'd never do anything to deserve it.

From Project Gutenberg