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Definition of "foozle" [foo•zle]

  • To manage clumsily; bungle. (verb-transitive)
  • The act of bungling, especially a poor stroke in golf. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "foozle" in a sentence
  • "Too many recent sessions have ended with a "kill the foozle" as the solution, and Gini in particular said that it was nice to have an ending that could be resolved via diplomacy."
  • "There are a frustrating number of mazes with "hunt the foozle" puzzles, wherein you have to find a switch that is wall-colored or walk through every tunnel until you find the one that actually goes somewhere."
  • "In online gaming, all I get is a five minute run and another chance to kill the same foozle."