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futz en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /fʊts/ (Northern-England)
  • /fʌts/

Etymology

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, dialectal, vulgar) An objectionable woman.
    • Janet gets on my nerves. She's a dumb futz, ain't she?

Forms

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futzes Number=Plur lexicographic

futz en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /fʊts/ (Northern-England)
  • /fʌts/

Etymology

From German herumfurzen (literally “to fart around”) (herum- + furzen), perhaps via Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן (arumfartsn); alternatively, a euphemism for fuck.

Meanings

  1. (Northern-US) To be frivolous and waste time.
  2. To experiment by trial and error.

Forms

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futzes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
futzing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
futzed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
futzed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

futz with

Relateds

frob (experiment) · fooster (experiment)

Synonyms

putter (Synonyms) · putz (Synonyms) · yutz (Synonyms)