TOUSLE Meaning of TOUSLE in English tou ‧ sle /ˈtaʊz ə l/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: touse 'to pull roughly' (14-19 centuries) ] to make someone’s hair look untidy Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012