What does footle mean?
Definitions for footle
ˈfʊt lfoo·tle
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Princeton's WordNet
loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb
be about
"The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
footleverb
act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
Wiktionary
footlenoun
nonsense; foolishness.
footleverb
To waste time; to trifle.
footleverb
To talk nonsense.
Etymology: 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
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footle
Footle refers to the act of talking or behaving in a foolish, idle, or frivolous way; it can also mean to waste time on trivial matters. It is often used in a negative context to criticize such behavior.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of footle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of footle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Translations for footle
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- глупост, безсмислица, говоря глупостиBulgarian
- پایهPersian
- רגלHebrew
- chânVietnamese
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