flummox

flummox

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  • flummox — 1837, cant word, origin uncertain, probably from some forgotten British dialect. Candidates cluster in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, southern Cheshire and also in Sheffield. The formation seems to be onomatopЕ“ic, expressive of the notion of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • flummox — [v] confuse baffle, bewilder, buffalo*, confound, discombobulate*, disconcert, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stump, throw*, throw off*; concept 16 …   New thesaurus

  • flummox — ► VERB informal ▪ perplex; bewilder. ORIGIN probably dialect …   English terms dictionary

  • flummox — [flum′əks] vt. [< ?] [Old Slang] to confuse; perplex …   English World dictionary

  • flummox — n A failure. Foster is the greatest flummox the world has every known. 1860s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • flummox — transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1837 confuse …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flummox — /flum euhks/, v.t. Informal. to bewilder; confound; confuse. [1830 40; orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

  • flummox — Synonyms and related words: abash, addle, addle the wits, baffle, balk, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, befuddle, bewilder, blast, bomb, bother, brave, bug, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, cloud, confound, confront, confuse, contravene, counter,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • flummox — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say: confound, nonplus. Informal: stick, stump, throw. Slang: beat. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See AFFECT, KNOWLEDGE …   English dictionary for students

  • flummox — [[t]flʌ̱məks[/t]] flummoxes, flummoxing, flummoxed VERB: usu passive If someone is flummoxed by something, they are confused by it and do not know what to do or say. [be V ed] The two leaders were flummoxed by the suggestion. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

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