footle

[ foo t-l ]
/ ˈfʊt l /
Informal.

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

foothill, foothold, footie, footing, footing piece, footle, footless, footlet, footlight, footlights, footling
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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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