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fuzzy-wuzzy

fuzzy-wuzzy adjective: fuzzy.

Adjective

fuzzy-wuzzy (comparative more fuzzy-wuzzy, superlative most fuzzy-wuzzy)

  1. (childish, informal) Fuzzy.
    • a fuzzy-wuzzy cat

Noun

fuzzy-wuzzy (plural fuzzy-wuzzies)

  1. (UK, historical) A Hadendoa warrior of the Mahdi army in the 19th century.
  2. (Australia, World War II) A Papuan, especially one who assisted the Australian military against the Japanese; a Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel.

Forms of fuzzy-wuzzy

Adjective
comparativemore fuzzy-wuzzy
superlativemost fuzzy-wuzzy
alternative formfuzzy wuzzy
Noun
pluralfuzzy-wuzzies

Origin of fuzzy-wuzzy

Adjective: Reduplication of fuzzy. Noun: From the adjective, in reference to their fuzzy hair texture.

Questions about fuzzy-wuzzy

What does fuzzy-wuzzy mean?
Fuzzy-wuzzy means fuzzy.
What part of speech is fuzzy-wuzzy?
Fuzzy-wuzzy can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near fuzzy-wuzzy in the dictionary

  1. fuzzy-ball
  2. fuzzy-guzzy
  3. fuzzy-headed
  4. fuzzy-minded
  5. fuzzy-wuzzies
  6. fuzzy-wuzzy
  7. fuzzyfication
  8. fuzzyheaded
  9. fuzzyheadedness
  10. fuzzyism
  11. fuzzywuzzies

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