Flummox, Flummocks, or Flummux, verb. (colloquial).—1. To perplex,
dodge, abash, or silence; to victimize; to best (q.v.); to disappoint.
Also conflummox. To flummox (or conflummox) by the lip = to outslang
(q.v.), or talk down; to flummox the coppers = to dodge the police; to
flummox the old Dutch = to cheat one’s wife, etc. For synonyms, see
Flabbergast.