fooster en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowing of Irish fústar.
Meanings
- (Ireland, uncountable) A confused hurry; bustle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foosther | alternative | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
fooster en · VERB
Etymology
Borrowing of Irish fústar.
Meanings
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(Ireland, intransitive) To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.
"Ony if he wouldn't spind so much time foosthering about with thim little hins, bad luck to thim, that lays an igg no bigger than a marble," she added plaintively, as the trio started down the village street.
7 July 1894, Charles Dickens (editor), Kattie's Wedding, F. M. Evans and Co., Limited
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(Ireland, intransitive) To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle.
"Speaking of which—" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket of his manky old jacket—"I've probably got something for you."
2010, Marian Keyes, The Brightest Star in the Sky:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foostering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foosters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| foostered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| foostered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| foosther | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
ga fústar (Translations)