Monday, February 7, 2011

Entry #13: Flummox

FLUMMOX

Pronunciation: fluhm-uhks

Definition: (verb) to bewilder; confound; confuse; perplex.

UD Definition(s):
1. A [bleep] lummox. A big oaf who annoys people when he's drunk or cracked out on adderol [sic].

Google Image:
"That's not mine, I used protection!"

Origin: unknown, circa 1830-40.

Used in a Sentence: I was flummoxed by his behavior.

Scrabble Score: 21

WordCount Popularity Rank: N/A*

Other:
-Some dictionaries list this word as "informal".

*The past tense, flummoxed, was ranked at #58,970.

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