So I want to share with you my very
favorite word on the planet: ferhoodled.
Yes, ferhoodled.
Go ahead, don't be embarrassed - say it. Say it out loud. Now say it with a little
pizazz. Admit it...it's a great word! I happened upon it while reading a work by
Beverly Lewis and instantly fell in love. The official definition (as per
dictionary.com, of course!) is to confuse or mix up as in: Don't ferhoodle things in that drawer!
But the way I read it in context the first time was in describing a woman as so completely ferhoodled that she couldn't do anything quite
right.
Now that is
absolutely fabulous!!!Ferhoodled. Don't we all get that way now and again, not
just confused or mixed up but just completely ferhoodled?
Since my brilliant discovery, my family has
adopted 'ferhoodled' into
our household vocabulary. This word has changed our outlook on minor
infractions and added some fun to the little conundrums (another great word, by
the way!) that pop up here and there.
Yesterday, for example, I found the ice-cream
in the refrigerator all liquidy and seeping onto the shelf. I did my
usual rant through the house looking for the culprit with fire in my eyes and
melted mint chocolate chip still fresh on my fingers. I found my son in his
room with a green tell-tale ring around his mouth and said "Aha!" He
just looked at me and my sticky hands with big eyes as the realization of what
he had done set in and said: "I was having dessert with my homework and
the long division completely ferhoodled me!"
Oh.
I get that.
I've been
there more than once, like when I found my car keys in my sock drawer...
We all get confused and stressed out now
and then...wouldn't it be nice to just throw your hands up in the air and say: Aaahhh, I'm so ferhoodled!
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