footle

[ foot-l ]

verb (used without object),foot·led, foot·ling.
  1. to act or talk in a foolish or silly way.

Origin of footle

1
First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain; cf. footy

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British Dictionary definitions for footle

footle

/ (ˈfuːtəl) informal /


verb(intr)
  1. (often foll by around or about) to loiter aimlessly; potter

  2. to talk nonsense

noun
  1. rare foolishness

Origin of footle

1
C19: probably from French foutre to copulate with, from Latin futuere

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