foozle

Foozle \Foo"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Foozled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Foozling}.] [Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.]
   To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play
   unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.

         She foozles all along the course.        --Century Mag.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

Foozle \Foo"zle\, n.
   1. A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.]
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

61 Moby Thesaurus words for "foozle":
      bad job, bevue, bitch up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble,
      boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, boob stunt, boot,
      botch, bungle, clumsy performance, drop a brick, drop the ball,
      duff, dumb trick, err, error, etourderie, fiasco, flub, fluff,
      flunk, fool mistake, foul up, foul-up, fumble, gaucherie, goof,
      gum up, hash, howler, louse up, louse-up, mess, miscue, miss,
      miss the mark, mistake, muck up, muck-up, muddle, muff, off day,
      pratfall, pull a boner, sad work, screamer, screw up, screw-up,
      slip, slip up, stumble, trip, washout