"kerflummox" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: kerflummoxes [present, singular, third-person], kerflummoxing [participle, present], kerflummoxed [participle, past], kerflummoxed [past]
Etymology: From ker- + flummox. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ker-|flummox}} ker- + flummox Head templates: {{en-verb}} kerflummox (third-person singular simple present kerflummoxes, present participle kerflummoxing, simple past and past participle kerflummoxed)
  1. (transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-kerflummox-en-verb-KOLuIhL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ker-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ker-: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (intransitive, informal, archaic) To ponder or meditate. Tags: archaic, informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-kerflummox-en-verb-DLquokxR

Inflected forms

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