verhaspelen
Meaning
- to mangle, to mess up
- to reproduce strangely or wrongly (by speech, writing or otherwise)
Synonyms
Translations
gâcher
pfuschen
borrar
chafallar
adobassar
azdırmakEtymology
In summary
From haspel (“reel”) + ver- -en, presumably with the idea of getting one's tongue tied up on a reel. Compare German verhaspeln.
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