Foozled

/ˈfuːzəld/ verb

Definition

Past tense of foozle; messed up, bungled, or fumbled something, usually embarrassingly.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation from foozle, adding the '-ed' suffix to create the past tense used in late 19th-century British English.

Kelly Says

Golf commentators absolutely love saying 'he foozled that shot'—it has the perfect onomatopoetic quality that makes the listener immediately understand the player's disappointed frustration!

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