Ferhoodle
[fer-hood-l] /fərˈhud l/
verb (used with object), ferhoodled, ferhoodling. Chiefly Pennsylvania German Area.
1.
to confuse or mix up:
Don’t ferhoodle the things in that drawer.
v.
“to confuse, perplex,” from Pennsylvania German verhuddle “to confuse, tangle,” related to German verhudeln “to bungle, botch.” Related: Ferhoodled; ferhoodling.
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