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foo·tle
(fo͞ot′l) Informalintr.v. foo·tled, foo·tling, foo·tles
1. To waste time; trifle.
2. To talk nonsense.
n.
Nonsense; foolishness.
[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; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]
foo′tler n.
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footle
(ˈfuːtəl)vb (intr)
1. (often foll by: around or about) to loiter aimlessly; potter
2. to talk nonsense
n
rare foolishness
[C19: probably from French foutre to copulate with, from Latin futuere]
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foot•le
(ˈfʊt l)v. -led, -ling,
n. Informal. v.i.
1. to act or talk in a foolish way.
n. 2. nonsense; foolishness.
[1890–95; orig. uncertain]
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footle
, footling - To footle is to talk or act foolishly, from the old verb meaning "bungle"; as an adjective, footle (or footling) refers to something trifling or silly.See also related terms for silly.
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footle
Past participle: footled
Gerund: footling
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| Verb | 1. |  footle - be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 2. | footle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsense |
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Translations
footle
[ˈfuːtl]A. VT to footle away → malgastar
B. VI (= waste time) → perder el tiempo; (= act the fool) → hacer el tonto
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footle
vi to footle about (inf) → herumpusseln
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