ferhoodle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German verhuddle.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈhuː.dl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fəɹˈhu.dl̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːdəl

Verb

ferhoodle (third-person singular simple present ferhoodles, present participle ferhoodling, simple past and past participle ferhoodled)

  1. (US, dialect, transitive) To confuse or puzzle.
    • 2014, Stephanie Reed, “The Bachelor”, in Plain City Peace: Book Two, Kregel Publications, page 89:
      Oh, how confrontations ferhoodled her.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly Pennsylvania German area.
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