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The term “fuzzy” in literature serves a remarkable dual purpose. On one level, it vividly describes physical textures and appearances—from the soft, downy hairs of a creature or toy ([1], [2]) to the distinctive identifiers in character names like Fuzzy Wuzzy or Fuzzy White ([3], [4]). On another level, “fuzzy” is employed metaphorically to evoke states of vagueness or mental muddle, as when clarity in a visual or cognitive sense is juxtaposed against fuzziness ([5], [6]). This interplay—using a tactile, concrete adjective to also suggest abstract imprecision—adds layers of meaning and playful nuance to the narrative landscape.
  1. One was black as ebony, with little bunches of fuzzy hair tied with shoestrings sticking out all over her head like corkscrews.
    — from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  2. Each tiny flower has protruding hairs which give the head a fuzzy appearance.
    — from Forest Trees of Texas: How to Know Them by C. B. (Cyril Bertram) Webster
  3. I can see, over the tree tops, that Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, my muskrat lady housekeeper, is getting dinner ready.
    — from Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard Adventures of the Rabbit Gentleman with the Mother Goose Characters by Howard Roger Garis
  4. TOMMY I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer, “FUZZY-WUZZY”
    — from Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling
  5. It wasn't vague or fuzzy, it was clear !
    — from The Link by Alan Edward Nourse
  6. The drug should wear off quickly, but if Jim Cannon's mind was still fuzzy, and he said the wrong thing—
    — from Hail to the Chief by Randall Garrett

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