Talk:fuddle-duddle

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fuddle-duddle

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Fuck? This is a synonym of dawdle or mix-up, right? (Erm, waitasec, what is in this entry, anyhow?) --Connel MacKenzie 02:02, 9 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

google:"oh fuddle duddle" suggests this originated with, or was popularized by, an unintentionally (?) humorous utterance by late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. —RuakhTALK 03:23, 9 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
Oh, hey: w:Fuddle duddle. —RuakhTALK 03:25, 9 November 2007 (UTC)Reply
It is a headword in the Canadian Oxford 2004, labelled interjection Cdn euphimism. Verb sense seems potentially dubious. —Michael Z. 17:27, 12 April 2008 (UTC)Reply
verb sense failed - [The]DaveRoss 00:47, 13 April 2008 (UTC)Reply