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footle

UK/ˈfuːtəl/ uncommon archaic vulgar

verb

1.

be about

  • “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
  • “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
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2.

divide (bulk material) and process as units

Origin

Probably variant of footer (“to screw around”), from obsolete fouter (“an act of sexual intercourse”), from French foutre (“to have sexual intercourse”), from Latin futuere.

Phrases

  • footle about
  • footle around
  • footle away

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