footle

foo·tle  (ftl) Informal

intr.v. foo·tled, foo·tling, foo·tles

1. To waste time; trifle.

2. To talk nonsense.

n.

Nonsense; foolishness.

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[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.]

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footler n.

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footle [ˈfuːt^əl] Informal

vb (intr)

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

2. to talk nonsense

n

Rare foolishness

[probably from French foutre to copulate with, from Latin futuere]

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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.

Thesaurus

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" prowl, lurch - loiter about, with no apparent aim
	2.	footle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsense behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"

Translations

footle [ˈfuːtl]

A. VT to footle away → malgastar

B. VI (= waste time) → perder el tiempo; (= act the fool) → hacer el tonto

footle

vi to footle about (inf) → herumpusseln

footle [ˈfuːtl] vi to footle about → bighellonare