footle

[ foot-l ]

/ ˈfʊt l /

Informal.

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verb (used without object), foot·led, foot·ling.

to act or talk in a foolish or silly way.

noun

nonsense; foolishness; silliness.

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Origin of footle

1890–95; origin uncertain; cf. footy

Words nearby footle

foot-in-mouth, foot-in-mouth disease, foot in one's mouth, put one's, foot in the door, get one's, foot-lambert, footle, footless, footlet, foot level, footlight, footlights

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How to use footle in a sentence

I never did it myself—I think it's footle—but lots and lots do.
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice|E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for footle

footle

/ (ˈfuːtəl) informal /

verb (intr)

(often foll by around or about) to loiter aimlessly; potter

to talk nonsense

noun

rare foolishness

Word Origin for footle

C19: probably from French foutre to copulate with, from Latin futuere

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