Futz

//fʌts// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An objectionable woman. colloquial, derogatory, dialectal, vulgar

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

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

Synonyms

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putterputzputzyutz

Example

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

Etymology 2

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

Related phrases

futz withtrial and errorwaste time

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