Footle

Pronunciation

• enPR: foÍžotÉ™l, IPA: /fuːtÉ™l/
• Rhymes: -uːtÉ™l

Origin

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

Full definition of footle

Verb

1. To waste time; to trifle.
2. To talk nonsense.

Synonyms

• hang around
• lallygag
• loiter
• lollygag
• mess about
• mill about
• mill around
• tarry
• lounge
• lurk
• linger
• loaf

Derived terms

• footler

Noun

1. nonsense; foolishness.