razzle-dazzle 的词源

 “一个美国硬币术语，用来表达困惑或混乱的状态、快速的活动和喧闹的欢乐，甚至是醉酒的状态等。此外，它也可以指欺骗、诈骗或夸张的宣传。”[牛津英语词典]，1886年，美国英语俚语，源自dazzle（参见该词）的变体重复形式。

My confrère, The Chevalier, last month gave a new name to the scarfs of disjointed pattern when he called them the razzle-dazzle. The name was evidently a hit of the most patent character, for in several avenue and Broadway stores the clerks have thrown out a display of broken figures before me and explained that the ruling style at present was the razzle-dazzle, and the word seems to have been equally effective with the public, for when it is quoted by the live salesman, the customer, I am told is at once interested and caught by it. [Clothier and Furnisher magazine, January 1889]

我那位朋友，骑士先生，上个月给那些图案不规则的围巾起了个新名字，他称之为razzle-dazzle。这个名字显然非常受欢迎，因为在几家第五大道和百老汇的商店里，店员们都在我面前展示那些破碎图案的围巾，并解释说现在流行的风格就是razzle-dazzle。而且，这个词似乎在公众中也同样有效，因为当活跃的推销员提到它时，我听说顾客们立刻就会对它产生兴趣并被吸引。[《服装与家具杂志》，1889年1月]

“混乱状态”的意思始于1889年。