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verb (used without object)
1.
to pass time in idleness (usually followed by around).
noun
2.
a fool; simpleton.
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Futz
is always a great word to know.
So is chutzpa. Does it mean:
| an old person |
| unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall, audacity, or nerve |
3.
futz (around) with, to handle or deal with, especially idly, reluctantly, or as a time-consuming task: I spent all day futzing with those file folders.
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Word Origin & History
futz
"loaf, waste time," 1932, Amer.Eng., perhaps from Yiddish.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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phutz definition[fəts]and futz
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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futz definition
jargon("futzing around") To waste time on activity that is often experimental and may or may not be productive. Not normally used for game playing.
(2008-11-27)
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