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Word: Footle
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 19th century: perhaps from dialect footer ‘idle, potter about’, from 16th-century foutre ‘worthless thing’, from Old French, literally ‘have sexual intercourse with’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfuːtl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
engage in fruitless activity; mess about
Short Definition:engage in fruitless activity
Examples:- where's that pesky creature that was footling about outside?
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