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Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!

what do the words "confusticate" and "bebother" mean?
confused and bother?
why can't i find them in the dictionaries?

勉強している言語: 英語
母国語: 英語
Category: 言語

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    質問者が選んだベストアンサー
    Authors sometimes make up words, especially in children's fiction, for humorous effect.

    As you say, the words suggest confuse and bother, but with pieces of other words added for fun.

     

    Because they are not real words!

     

    This is a quote from "The Hobbit." They are real, but rarely used words. One can say that they are "made up" words, but many words in our language began as made up words (especially slang and any new terminology, such as email or Internet). Bebother and confusticate use parts of "everyday" words, so the reader can guess their meaning, just as you did.

    bebother = to bring trouble upon

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bebother

    confusticate = to confound or confuse

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/confusticate

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