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futz

  [fuhts] Slang.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to pass time in idleness (usually fol. by around).
–noun
2. a fool; simpleton.
—Verb phrase
3. futz with or around with, to handle or deal with, esp. idly, reluctantly, or as a time-consuming task: I spent all day futzing with those file folders.
Origin:
1930–35, Americanism; appar. a euphemism for fuck; perh. b. this word and putz
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futz   (fŭts)   
intr.v.   futzed, futz·ing, futz·es Slang
To waste time or effort on frivolities; fool. Often used with around: "would like to return to the days when Americans believed: 'By golly, you don't futz around with Uncle Sam'" (Wall Street Journal).

[Possibly blend of fuck and putz.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
phutz [fəts]

and futz
  1. tv.
    to rob, swindle, or cheat someone. : Don't futz me! Tell the truth!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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