| \fer-HOOD-l\ |
verb
1. Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area. to confuse or mix up: Don't ferhoodle the things in that drawer. |
| Quotes |
Honestly, what I'm learning ferhoodles me at times, trying to understand how these English think.
-- Beverly Lewis, The Brethren, 2006 |
| Origin |
| Ferhoodle comes from the Pennsylvania German term verhuddle meaning "to tangle" and is related to the German word verhudeln meaning "to bungle, botch." |
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