what is the origin of the word bumfuzzle ?

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What is the origin of the word Bumfuzzle?
Origin of bumfuzzle1. First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain; from bum- (as in the initial syllable of Scottish bumbaze, bombaze “to confuse” ( bamboozle ) + fuzzle “to confuse” (perhaps a blend of fuddle and fuzzy ( def ) )
 

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