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becroggle

verb

Etymology

From be- + croggle.

  1. inherited from gogelen
  2. compounded as croggle — “crush + goggle”
  3. prefixed as becroggle — “be + croggle”

Definitions

  1. To cause shock or confusion sufficient to cause brief paralysis.

    • I'm becroggled by the scorn heaped upon the perfectly useful word "salesperson"... but that's neither here nor there.
    • I'm becroggled. I've never made a pie crust with anything other than butter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA