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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶COMFLUSTICATED, ppl.adj. Flustered, agitated.m.Lth. 1885 J. Strathesk More Bits 87:
He was interrupted by the perspiring, “comflusticated” butcher.
[Nonce jocular formation, prob. from Cum-, pref., and an altered form of flustered.]
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