Added 9 October 2026
fuzz
/fʌz/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fuzz at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant.
peach fuzz
- Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman.
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A hazy or indistinct representation.
it happened so fast it was just a blur
Origin
Uncertain. Some dictionaries suggest a Germanic source; compare Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”), Dutch voos (“unsound; rotten”). Others, such as Webster's New College Dictionary, suggest a back-formation from fuzzy. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests, “Perhaps imitative of the action of blowing away light particles.”
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