noun
- clumsy mistakes or bungled attempts, especially in golf or sports
Usage: informal; often plural
verb
- to bungle or mishandle something, especially in sports
Usage: informal
Examples
- He foozles every shot when he’s nervous.
- The golfer foozled his putt on the final hole.
- Her foozles on the tennis court cost her the match.
- After several foozles, he finally made a clean shot.
- The team’s foozles in the final minutes lost them the game.
- She foozles the simplest tasks when under pressure.