Foozle

Too many recent sessions have ended with a "kill the foozle" as the solution, and Gini in particular said that it was nice to have an ending that could be resolved via diplomacy. ❋ Wolfieboy (2004)

There are a frustrating number of mazes with "hunt the foozle" puzzles, wherein you have to find a switch that is wall-colored or walk through every tunnel until you find the one that actually goes somewhere. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In online gaming, all I get is a five minute run and another chance to kill the same foozle. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They want convenient, dependable foozle-bashing, and widget-gathering, nearly to the point of predetermined success. ❋ Unknown (2004)

“Go whack the foozle” is the jist of many quests, combat proficiency is very much required to make it through some of the higher level areas, and bragging rights often center around how much damage you can do in a single strike. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Not only did he foozle his drive badly, but his face was worried, and his forehead creased in a big frown. ❋ Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 (1984)

But with Harleston's entry the affair assumed quite a different aspect; and it is no reflection on you, Marston, that your expedition to his apartment didn't succeed; though somewhat later Crenshaw did act as a semi-reasonable man, and secured the letter -- only to foozle again like an imbecile. ❋ John Reed Scott (N/A)

By this time Will had become quite expert, so that there was little danger of what Bluff, taking his cue from the golfers, would have called a "foozle." ❋ Quincy Allen (N/A)

'We can hardly be expected to foozle on purpose, just to let Archie show off before his girl.' ❋ Unknown (1928)

The ninth hole, like so many on our links, can be a perfectly simple four, although the rolling nature of the green makes bogey always a somewhat doubtful feat; but, on the other hand, if you foozle your drive, you can easily achieve double figures. ❋ Unknown (1928)

George Perkins is sure to foozle a few, and if we play safe we've got ❋ Unknown (1928)

Women, too -- I am not speaking of the occasional champions, but of the average woman, the one with the handicap of 33, who plays in high-heeled shoes -- are apt to giggle when they foozle out of a perfect lie, and this makes for misogyny. ❋ Unknown (1928)

When you foozle on the first tee there is no earthy reason why you should say 'Hell' rather than 'Onions'! ❋ Alexander Sutherland Neill (1928)

"I don't think my father would kid us," Paul said slowly, "but I know he would be awfully disappointed that we had made a business foozle." ❋ Sara Ware Bassett (1920)

There was a rumour running at large in the Academy that the Old Fellow wrote poetry, but he ran the mathematics and didn't make such a foozle of it as you might suppose, either. ❋ Unknown (1908)

Wall, I jist peeled off my coat and got a good holt on that war club and I jist whaled away at that durned little ball, and by gum I missed it, and the boys all commenced to holler "foozle." ❋ Unknown (1903)

Could any advice have been more delicately worded than that of the caddie to the stout clergyman who with all his strength made a most mighty swing at his ball on the tee with the usual result -- a foozle? ❋ Harry Vardon (1903)

Therefore length was impossible, and a foozle was quite likely. ❋ Harry Vardon (1903)

The result will either be a foozle or a pulled ball. ❋ Harry Vardon (1903)