kerflumixed en · ADJ
Etymology
From ker- + flummoxed.
Meanings
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Discombobulated, flummoxed
Everyone else appeared kerflumixed by the announcement.
2014 February 5, Linda Austin, Midnight Amethyst, Xlibris US, →ISBN:… an’ ev’ry one else done the same, Miss Green too kerflumixed to flag it
1920, Wilbur S. Boyle, “The Lallapaloosa”, in Johnnie Kelly, New York, United States: Grosset & Dunlap, page 69:Let him up, officer, he is all kerflumixed!
1912 November 14, “Heart-to-Heart Talks with Philistines by the Pastor of his Flock”, in The Philistine, volume 35, number 6, page 249:The ole Jedge was kerflumixed an’ that fixed ’im.
1894, B. F. Sawyer, David and Abigail, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Arena Publishing Company, page 65:You’ve got him clean kerflumixed, and you want to hold him there.
1884 April 12, James Whitcomb Riley, Indianapolis Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more kerflumixed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most kerflumixed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| kerflummoxed | alternative | lexicographic |