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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

The mental, fuzzy-wuzzy maunderings and meanderings of the mob fascinated him.

From The "Genius" by Dreiser, Theodore

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

Of course a young fellow, with a fuzzy-wuzzy sort of a hat, caught it—on the hat.

From Dorothy Dale in the City by Penrose, Margaret

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