ferhoodle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Pennsylvania German verhuddle.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
ferhoodle (third-person singular simple present ferhoodles, present participle ferhoodling, simple past and past participle ferhoodled)
- (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[edit]
- Chiefly Pennsylvania German area.