tuzzy-muzzyn.adj.

/ˈtʌzɪˌmʌzi/

Forms: α. Middle English tusmose, tussemose, 1600s tussimussie; β. 1600s tuzzimussie, 1500s–1700s tuzzie-, tuzzi-, -muzzie, -muzzy, 1700s–1800s tuzzy-muzzy, 1900s– tussie-mussie.

Etymology: apparently a kind of reduplicated or rhyming jingle on tussy n. The early form tus- or tussemose , with the transitional tussimussie , suggest the existence of *tus or *tusse in the sense ‘cluster or knot of flowers’, whence tussy n.

A. n.

a. A bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers. Also figurative. Revived in 20th cent., usually in form tussie-mussie.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay

tuzzy-muzzyc1440

tyte tustc1440

nosegayc1500

tutty1578

nose-herba1616

wisp1626

pot-pourri1749

sachet1855

α.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 494/2 Tyte tust, or tusmose of flowrys or othyr herbys (S. tytetuste or tussemose), olfactorium.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 281 A delicate Tussi~mussie, as they call it, or Nosegay.

β. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 113/2 Seruia, a nose~gay: a tuzziemuzzie: a sweete posie.1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxiii. 391 [Apollo] commaunded..to remoue the tuzzimuzzies of flowers from his feete.1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Serta..a circlet or garland or wreath, a tuzzie-muzzie.1620 Thomas's Dict. (ed. 12) Sertum,..a nosegay, a tuzzimussie.1629 A. Symmer Spirituall Posie Epist. sig. Aij^v Then shall this Tuzzi~muzzie have its wished and expected smell.1664 F. Gouldman Copious Dict. (1669) at Tuttie A Tuttie, nosegay, posie or tuzziemuzzie, fasciculus.1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tutty or Tuzzimuzzy, an old Word for a Nosegay.1958 J. G. Conway Encycl. Flower Arrangem. vi. 104 Tuzzy-muzzy, a small, neat arrangement with flowers in repeated circular lines, edged with foliage or lace.1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt 180 He gave her a hand bouquet of lemon-colored roses which smelled like lemon too, a sour-sweetness that matched the morning. He said, ‘A tussie-mussie... I figured you belonged to have something, a day like this.’1968 Herb Grower Mag. XXI. i. 1 From a little Tussie-mussie to a formal garden at the White House, the warmth of herbs reaches across the miles.1973 New Yorker 7 Apr. 126/3 (advt.) Tussie-mussies... Delightful bouquets of fragrance herbs, cooking herbs,..and medicinal herbs. A full-color limited edition portfolio.

b. dialect. As popular name of particular plants or flowers (see quots.); also, a bur.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun] > bur or prickly seed vessel

burc1330

buzz1612

hedgehog1712

sweetheart1750

tuzzy-muzzy1842

1842 J. D. Phelps Collectanea Glocestriensia 281 Tuzzy muzzy, a burr.

1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Tuzzy muzzy, Muscari comosum... Norf[olk].

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Supp. Tuzzy-muzzy, old man's beard; Clematis Vitalba.

†c. transferred. See quots. slang. Obsolete.In Halliwell, and in later dictionaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina

quaintc1330

quivera1382

tailc1390

mousetrapc1500

cunnigar1550

placket1595

buttonhole1600

bumble broth1602

touch-hole1602

case1606

keyhole1607

vagina1612

nicka1625

nunquam satis1633

lock1640

twat1656

cockpit1658

Whitechapel portion?1695

tuzzy-muzzy1710

niche1749

can1772

bumbo1774

fuckhole1893

jelly roll1895

mole-catcher1896

manhole1916

vag1967

stank1980

pum-pum1983

punani1987

1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. iv. 70 And Salt as Lot's Wife's Tuzzy-muzzy.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Tuzzimuzzy,..a jocular Name for the Pudendum Muliebre.

B. adj.

Dishevelled, ragged; fuzzy. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc.

rowsey1565

slovenlya1568

sloven-like1569

uncompta1641

frowzy1710

blowzed1766

blowzyc1770

tousy1786

frowzled1808

sloven1821

hashy1825

tously1832

tousled1847

tuzzy-muzzy1847

unsleek1859

tousled-looking1860

slouchy1864

scraggly1869

frowzly1872

sploshy1881

schlumpy1956

streelish1974

1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tuzzimuzzy, rough; ragged; dishevelled.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	tuzzy-muzzy
释义	tuzzy-muzzyn.adj. /ˈtʌzɪˌmʌzi/ Forms: α. Middle English tusmose, tussemose, 1600s tussimussie; β. 1600s tuzzimussie, 1500s–1700s tuzzie-, tuzzi-, -muzzie, -muzzy, 1700s–1800s tuzzy-muzzy, 1900s– tussie-mussie. Etymology: apparently a kind of reduplicated or rhyming jingle on tussy n. The early form tus- or tussemose , with the transitional tussimussie , suggest the existence of tus or tusse in the sense ‘cluster or knot of flowers’, whence tussy n. A. n. a. A bunch or posy of flowers, a nosegay; a garland of flowers. Also figurative. Revived in 20th cent., usually in form tussie-mussie. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > nosegay tuzzy-muzzyc1440 tyte tustc1440 nosegayc1500 tutty1578 nose-herba1616 wisp1626 pot-pourri1749 sachet1855 α. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 494/2 Tyte tust, or tusmose of flowrys or othyr herbys (S. tytetuste or tussemose), olfactorium. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 281 A delicate Tussi~mussie, as they call it, or Nosegay. β. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 113/2 Seruia, a nose~gay: a tuzziemuzzie: a sweete posie.1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxiii. 391 [Apollo] commaunded..to remoue the tuzzimuzzies of flowers from his feete.1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Serta..a circlet or garland or wreath, a tuzzie-muzzie.1620 Thomas's Dict. (ed. 12) Sertum,..a nosegay, a tuzzimussie.1629 A. Symmer Spirituall Posie Epist. sig. Aij^v Then shall this Tuzzi~muzzie have its wished and expected smell.1664 F. Gouldman Copious Dict. (1669) at Tuttie A Tuttie, nosegay, posie or tuzziemuzzie, fasciculus.1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Tutty or Tuzzimuzzy, an old Word for a Nosegay.1958 J. G. Conway Encycl. Flower Arrangem. vi. 104 Tuzzy-muzzy, a small, neat arrangement with flowers in repeated circular lines, edged with foliage or lace.1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt 180 He gave her a hand bouquet of lemon-colored roses which smelled like lemon too, a sour-sweetness that matched the morning. He said, ‘A tussie-mussie... I figured you belonged to have something, a day like this.’1968 Herb Grower Mag. XXI. i. 1 From a little Tussie-mussie to a formal garden at the White House, the warmth of herbs reaches across the miles.1973 New Yorker 7 Apr. 126/3 (advt.) Tussie-mussies... Delightful bouquets of fragrance herbs, cooking herbs,..and medicinal herbs. A full-color limited edition portfolio. b. dialect. As popular name of particular plants or flowers (see quots.); also, a bur. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun] > bur or prickly seed vessel burc1330 buzz1612 hedgehog1712 sweetheart1750 tuzzy-muzzy1842 1842 J. D. Phelps Collectanea Glocestriensia 281 Tuzzy muzzy, a burr. 1886 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Tuzzy muzzy, Muscari comosum... Norf[olk]. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester Supp. Tuzzy-muzzy, old man's beard; Clematis Vitalba. †c. transferred. See quots. slang. Obsolete.In Halliwell, and in later dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > vagina quaintc1330 quivera1382 tailc1390 mousetrapc1500 cunnigar1550 placket1595 buttonhole1600 bumble broth1602 touch-hole1602 case1606 keyhole1607 vagina1612 nicka1625 nunquam satis1633 lock1640 twat1656 cockpit1658 Whitechapel portion?1695 tuzzy-muzzy1710 niche1749 can1772 bumbo1774 fuckhole1893 jelly roll1895 mole-catcher1896 manhole1916 vag1967 stank1980 pum-pum1983 punani1987 1710 E. Ward Life Don Quixote i. iv. 70 And Salt as Lot's Wife's Tuzzy-muzzy. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Tuzzimuzzy,..a jocular Name for the Pudendum Muliebre. B. adj. Dishevelled, ragged; fuzzy. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] > of person, clothes, etc. rowsey1565 slovenlya1568 sloven-like1569 uncompta1641 frowzy1710 blowzed1766 blowzyc1770 tousy1786 frowzled1808 sloven1821 hashy1825 tously1832 tousled1847 tuzzy-muzzy1847 unsleek1859 tousled-looking1860 slouchy1864 scraggly1869 frowzly1872 sploshy1881 schlumpy1956 streelish1974 1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tuzzimuzzy, rough; ragged; dishevelled. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.adj.c1440
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