FOOTLE


Meaning of FOOTLE in English

[ 'fu:t(ə)l ]

■ verb chiefly Brit. engage in fruitless activity; mess about.

Origin

C19: perh. from dialect footer 'idle, potter about', from C16 foutre 'worthless thing', from OFr., lit. 'have sexual intercourse with'.

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