{Fuzz ball}, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
fuzz-ball — fuzzˈ ball or fussˈ ball noun A puff ball fungus • • • Main Entry: ↑fuzz … Useful english dictionary
fuzz|ball — «FUHZ BL», noun. 1. = puffball. (Cf. ↑puffball) 2. U.S. Slang. a derogatory term for a police officer: »“Ten years ago, police were pigs,” said Moell, who works at criminal hearings. “Now they are fuzzballs...” (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) … Useful english dictionary
fuzz-ball — Cleveland Dialect List the fungus of a round or nearly spherical form … English dialects glossary
fuzz-ball — a species of fungus. N. Called in some parts of England a Puckfoist … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
fuzz ball — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun dialect chiefly England : puffball 1 … Useful english dictionary
Fuzz — Fuzz, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.] Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. [1913 Webster] {Fuzz ball}, a kind of fungus or mushroom,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fuzz — n. 1 fluff. 2 fluffy or frizzled hair. 3 sl. a the police. b a policeman. Phrases and idioms: fuzz ball a puff ball fungus. Etymology: 17th c.: prob. f. LG or Du.: sense 3 perh. a different word … Useful english dictionary
fuzz — (n.) 1590s, fusse, first attested in fusball puff ball of tiny spores, of uncertain origin. Meaning the police is American English, 1929, underworld slang, origin and connection to the older word unknown. Perhaps a variant of fuss, with a notion… … Etymology dictionary
fuzz — [n] fluff down, dust ball*, dust bunnies*, fiber, floss, fur, hair, lanugo, lint, nap, pile; concept 260 Ant. smoothness … New thesaurus
fuss-ball — fuzzˈ ball or fussˈ ball noun A puff ball fungus • • • Main Entry: ↑fuzz … Useful english dictionary
