foozle [ foo-zuhl ]
verb (used with or without object), foo·zled, foo·zling.
1. to bungle; play clumsily: to foozle a stroke in golf; to foozle on the last hole.
noun
2. act of foozling, especially a bad stroke in golf.
WORDS RELATED TO FOOZLE
clod, lummox, bungler, schlep, klutz, dolt, duffer, fumbler, bull in a china shop, clunker
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Origin: 1825–35; perhaps < dialectal German fuseln to work badly, clumsily, hurriedly
HOW TO USE FOOZLE IN A SENTENCE
Because I thought you were such a respectable, harmless old foozle that you'd never do anything to deserve it.
THE BRASS BOTTLE|F. ANSTEY
If I tried a trick out of turn, I might foozle and lose prestige.
HEARTS AND MASKS|HAROLD MACGRATH
Xuriel apparently did know his job, for the King's ball continued to be as foozle-proof as the Marshal's mashie.
IN BRIEF AUTHORITY|F. ANSTEY
He was a slow, putterin' kind of an ole foozle, but on the hull a putty decent citizen.
DAVID HARUM|EDWARD NOYES WESTCOTT
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
Comments
8. Consistent
35. Perform under pressure
ETA: I love the idea of the one off cards.