fuzztone

Variant of fuzz

fuzz definition

fuzz (fuz)

noun

  1. very loose, light particles of down, wool, etc.; fine hairs or fibers the fuzz on a peach
  2. a blurred, distorted audio effect deliberately produced when amplifying the sounds of an electronic musical instrument, as by overloading an amplification circuit
    also fuzztone

Etymology: < ? Du voos, spongy, or back-form. < fuzzy

intransitive verb, transitive verb

  1. to cover or become covered with fuzz
  2. to make or become fuzzy
fuzz Idioms

the fuzz

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Etymology: < ? fuss, in sense “a fussy (i.e., hard to please) person”

Slang a policeman or the police

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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