footle
[foo t-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.
Origin of footle
1890–95; origin uncertain; cf. footy
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Historical Examples of footle
I never did it myself—I think it's footle—but lots and lots do.
footle
verb (intr)
noun
Word Origin for footle
C19: probably from French foutre to copulate with, from Latin futuere
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