Footle Definition
fo͝otl
footled, footles, footling
verb
footled, footling
To waste time; trifle.
American Heritage
To act or talk foolishly.
Webster's New World
noun
footles
Foolishness; nonsense; twaddle.
Webster's New World
Origin of Footle
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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 bhau- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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
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