"scumble" [Was: Inconsistent taboos on Fox News]

[James Smith]

So exactly what does "scumble" mean in this sense?  Or
was the word simply used inaccurately or
inappropriately?

JIM
--- "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET> wrote:

> At 10/30/2007 12:06 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >On one show they both refused to utter it and
> scumbled the word on  the board.
>
> As my mother the high school English teacher told
> me, learn a new
> word every day.  Thanks, JL.
>
> And OED2 does not have this non-artistic sense.
>
> Joel
>
>
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