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Word of the Day – Futz

By September 28, 2016Word of the Day

Futz (verb)

futs

Waste time; idle or busy oneself aimlessly.

A North American colloquialism that is probably an alteration of Yiddish arumfartzen fart about.

Example sentences

“Stop futzing about and get your homework done.”

“Not wanting to engage in conversation Lucy spent the afternoon futzing around in the kitchen.”

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