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fuzzy-wuzzy

British  
/ ˈfʌzɪˌwʌzɪ /

noun

  1. archaic a Black fuzzy-haired native of any of various countries

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rather than fuzzy-wuzzy sentimentalism, that liminal space between objective reality and the netherworld is presented as a natural, if exceedingly rare, fact of life.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023

He is a sight: a one-man Happening in steel-rimmed glasses, World War I Army tunic, orange-and-black-striped pants, drooping mustache, scraggly goatee, fuzzy-wuzzy hairdo.

From Time Magazine Archive

"What a pity if his illness should leave poor Don with a head like a thistle—with all the fuzzy-wuzzy inside."

From Kindred of the Dust by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)

How can the acorn become a mighty forest monarch if planted in a pint pot and crossed with a fuzzy-wuzzy chrysanthemum?

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

So off he started, whistling a little tune about a fuzzy-wuzzy pussy cat, who drank a lot of milk and had a crinkly Sunday dress, made out of yellow silk.

From Bully and Bawly No-Tail by Wisa, Louis

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