First Known Use: 1892
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footle
verb foo·tle \ˈfü-təl\
foo·tledfoo·tling \-təl-iŋ, ˈfüt-liŋ\
Definition of FOOTLE
intransitive verb
1
: to talk or act foolishly
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Origin of FOOTLE
probably alteration of footer to waste time
Related to FOOTLE
- Synonyms
- bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, idle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), hang about [British], kick around, kick back, laze, lazy, loaf, loll, lounge, veg out
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