Definitions for footle
ˈfʊt lfoo·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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?"

2. footleverb

   act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

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1. footlenoun

   nonsense; foolishness.

2. footleverb

   To waste time; to trifle.

3. footleverb

   To talk nonsense.

4. 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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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Be
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce footle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say footle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of footle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of footle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=footle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Footle
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=footle