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No one is completely sure where the word flummox comes from, but Charles Dickens was aware of it and used it in his 1837 novel The Pickwick Papers. It became quite common in both British and American English by the end of the 19th century.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024
Later, while attending Yale Law School, Vance sought his future wife’s counsel when he was flummoxed by the array of silverware flanking his plate at a fancy dinner hosted by a law firm.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
But he is flummoxed by the infighting and lack of family control that has added to the already toxic and frustrating environment surrounding the 2024 team.
—Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2024
The Fourth of July has become synonymous with freedom, fireworks and being flummoxed by dozens of hot dogs that Joey Chestnut consumed that day.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flummox. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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