Foozle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foozle \Foo"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Foozled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Foozling}.] [Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.]
     To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play
     unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.
  
           She foozles all along the course.        --Century Mag.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foozle \Foo"zle\, n.
     1. A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "foozle":
     bad job, bevue, bitch up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble,
     boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot,
     botch, bungle, clumsy performance, drop a brick, drop the ball,
     duff, dumb trick, err, error, etourderie, fiasco, flub, fluff,
     flunk, fool mistake, foul up, foul-up, fumble, gaucherie, goof,
     gum up, hash, howler, louse up, louse-up, mess, miscue, miss,
     miss the mark, mistake, muck up, muck-up, muddle, muff, off day,
     pratfall, pull a boner, sad work, screamer, screw up, screw-up,
     slip, slip up, stumble, trip, washout