Definition: a state of bafflement or perplexity : QUANDARY
Origin: Latin non plus no more
First Known Use: 1582
Used in a sentence: "Hula was nonplussed that her 73-year-old father contemplated skinny dipping in his underwear in the hotel swimming pool during the family road trip last week."
In fact, had Hula's cousin backed up that swimming proposal with a bet, she figures Zeke would have jumped in quicker than Newt Gingrich changes wives.
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