futz

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʌts/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌts

Etymology 1

Probably from German Fotze (cunt).

Noun

futz (plural futzes)

  1. (vulgar, colloquial, dialectal, derogatory) An objectionable woman.
    Janet gets on my nerves. She's a dumb futz, ain't she?

Etymology 2

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

Verb

futz (third-person singular simple present futzes, present participle futzing, simple past and past participle futzed)

  1. (Northern US) To be frivolous and waste time.
  2. To experiment by trial and error.
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