foozle

foozle

A golfer makes a foozle on the putting green.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A failure or blunder: "foozle" refers to a clumsy or unsuccessful attempt, especially in sports like golf.
    • A bungled shot: In golf specifically, a "foozle" is a poorly executed stroke that results in a bad outcome.
    • A clumsy or foolish person: Informally, "foozle" can describe someone who is awkward or unintelligent.

  2. Verb:

    • To bungle or mishandle: "foozle" means to perform an action clumsily, resulting in failure or error.
    • To make a bad shot: In golf, "foozle" is used for hitting the ball poorly.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • His attempt at the putt was a complete foozle. (The shot was a clumsy failure.)
    • She called him a foozle after he dropped the tray. (She called him a clumsy person.)

  • Verb:

    • He foozled the easy catch, letting the ball slip through his hands. (He bungled the simple catch.)
    • The golfer foozled his drive, sending the ball into the rough. (He made a bad shot in golf.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to foozle a chance": to waste or mishandle an opportunity.

    • The team foozled their chance to win by making a silly mistake. (They ruined their opportunity through clumsiness.)

  • "foozle away": to waste or squander something through incompetence.

    • He foozled away his inheritance on bad investments. (He wasted his inheritance through poor decisions.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Foozler (n): a person who frequently makes mistakes or bungles tasks.

    • He is known as a foozler in the office, always dropping papers. (He is a clumsy person at work.)

  • Foozled (adj): describing something that has been bungled or poorly executed.

    • The foozled project was abandoned after many errors. (The project was ruined by mistakes.)
Synonyms
  • Blunder: a careless or stupid mistake.
  • Bungle: to carry out a task clumsily or incompetently.
  • Mishit: to strike a ball poorly in sports.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Foozle up: to make a mess of something; to ruin through clumsiness.
    • She foozled up the recipe by adding too much salt. (She ruined the recipe by making a mistake.)
Related Idioms
  • Make a foozle of something: to handle something so badly that it fails.
    • He made a foozle of his presentation by forgetting his notes. (He bungled the presentation completely.)