futz

noun, verb — 3 senses

futz

noun

/fʌts/ · Northern-England /fʊts/

Etymology Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

Colloquial, Derogatory, Dialectal, Vulgar An objectionable woman.

Janet gets on my nerves. She's a dumb futz, ain't she?

futz

verb

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

Northern US To be frivolous and waste time.

To experiment by trial and error.

Synonyms: putz, putter, yutz
Derived terms: futz with
Related terms: frob, fooster

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