foo·tle (f t l) Informal intr.v. foo·tled, foo·tling, foo·tles 1. To waste time; trifle. 2. To talk nonsense. n. Nonsense; foolishness.
[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.]
foo tler n. |
footle Verb
[-ling, -led] Chiefly Brit informal to loiter aimlessly [probably from French foutre to copulate with]
footling adj
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| 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" |
| 2. | footle - act foolishly, as by talking nonsensebehave, 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" |