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Old 03-19-2003, 03:40 PM   #1
GaladrieloftheOlden
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Pipe Flummoxed

Could anybody tell me whether the word "flummoxed" is a real word? It is used very often, and from the context it seems like it means "confused, bewildered, freaked out..." but I was wondering if Tolkien made it up. I found one entry on it at an online dictionary, but it could have originally been made up by Tolkien in any case, like Hobbit or hafling. By the way, was the word hafling made up by Tolkien?

Edit: The entry that I found online was "To confuse; perplex."

[ March 19, 2003: Message edited by: GaladrieloftheOlden ]
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