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🤦 A clumsy mistake 🤦 To bungle
foozle

foozle

9.9
A clumsy mistake that ruins a move in a game
  • noun
  • /ˈfuːzəl/
  • Archaic
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  • He made a foozle when he missed the penalty kick.

Examples

  • His final foozle on the golf course cost him the match.

  • Despite an early foozle, the team managed to recover and win the game.

  • The chef's foozle with the sauce ruined the entire meal.

  • That was a major foozle in the final minutes of the game.

  • His foozle during the soccer match cost the team a crucial goal.

  • She made a foozle when she missed the easy putt on the final hole.

  • The player managed to recover quickly from his foozle during the basketball game.

Synonyms

bungle
vsfoozle
3 6.5

A careless mistake that shows a lack of skill

is used for clumsy attempts especially in games or sports
ballup
vsfoozle
  • NSFW
9.9

A confused, badly organized situation that causes problems

is narrower, meaning a single clumsy attempt rather than a whole disorganized situation

Antonyms

success
∞ 1.0

Getting what you want after working hard

mastery
37 4.2

Very high skill in a subject or activity

How Serious a Mistake

fiasco
76 6.2
blunder
49 3.0
foozle
  • Archaic
9.9
mistake
∞ 1.0
slip-up
13 3.7

Surface Forms

foozle singular
foozles plural

Etymology

Foozle probably began as a playful word that sounds like a mix of fool and fumble, so imagine a 'foolish fumble' on the golf course. That's why it means 'a clumsy or bungled attempt'.