ferhoodle

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German verhuddle.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ferhoodle (third-person singular simple present ferhoodles, present participle ferhoodling, simple past and past participle ferhoodled)

  1. (US, dialect, transitive) To confuse or puzzle.
    • 2014, Stephanie Reed, “The Bachelor”, in Plain City Peace: Book Two, Kregel Publications, page 89:
      Oh, how confrontations ferhoodled her.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly Pennsylvania German area.