futzv.

Brit.

/fʌts/, U.S.

/fəts/, Australian English

/fʌts/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fuck v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck v. (compare to fuck around 2 at fuck v. Phrasal verbs 1). Perhaps also compare English (slang) futz foolish or unpleasant person (1935 or earlier).Although a borrowing < Yiddish fartsen to break wind ( < Middle High German varzen fart v.; also as prefixed verb arumfartsen : see note) has been suggested, this poses formal as well as geographical problems (since diffusion of this word from Australia to North America would not be an expected route). Yiddish arumfartsen to mess about, to waste time, is < arum- , use as prefix of arum around, about ( < Middle High German her umb , her umbe : see rumspringa n.) + fartsen. Compare German (coarse slang) herumfurzen to mess about, to waste time (late 20th cent.).

colloquial (originally Australian, now chiefly North American).

intransitive. To occupy oneself in an ineffectual or trifling way; to mess about, to waste time; to fiddle or tinker with something. Chiefly with around.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity

trifle?a1400

loiterc1400

tiffc1440

tifflec1440

to pick a salad1520

to play the wanton1529

fiddle1530

dauntc1540

piddle1545

dally?1548

pittlea1568

pingle1574

puddle1591

to thrum caps1594

maginate1623

meecha1625

pudder1624

dabble1631

fanfreluche1653

dawdlea1656

taigle17..

niff-naff1728

tiddle1747

peddle1755

gammer1788

quiddle1789

muddle1791

browse1803

niddle1808

poke1811

fal-lal1818

potter1824

footer1825

putter1827

shaffle1828

to fool about1838

mike1838

piffle1847

mess1853

to muck about1856

tinker1856

bohemianize1857

to fool around1860

frivol1866

june1869

muss1876

to muddle about (also around)1877

slummock1877

dicker1888

moodle1893

to fart about1899

to fart about (or around)1899

plouter1899

futz1907

monkey1916

to arse around1919

to play around1929

to fuck around1931

tool1932

frig1933

boondoggle1935

to muck around1935

to screw around1935

to bugger about1937

to bugger around1939

to piss about1943

to dick around1948

to jerk around1953

fart-arse1954

to fanny around1969

slop1973

dork1982

to twat around (or about)1992

to dick about1996

1907 [implied in: Sydney Sportsman 30 Jan. 4/3 The fiddling and futzing in the paddock is only to gain time for the grafters. (at futzing n.)].

1911 Truth (Sydney) 1 Oct. 3/4 Fitz futzes. Fitz wished to draw the Speaker's attention to an article in the ‘Bun’, dealing with the doings in Parliament. The Speaker politely asked Fitz to talk sense, if it was possible for him to do so, for he (the Speaker) had no desire to read the ‘Bun’.

1917 Sydney Sportsman 1 Aug. 1/8 L. Walker..futzed about at the barrier as if he expected Good Luck to come running around the corner looking for him.

1932 J. T. Farrell Young Lonigan iii. 119 Studs kept futzing around until Helen Shires came out with her soccer ball.

1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vii. 114 Sammy said, ‘..Maybe you ought to write a play too.’.. ‘I've been working on one for a couple of years,’ I said. ‘Don't futz around with it too long,’ Sammy said.

1968 N. Benchley Welcome to Xanadu vi. 130 It's bad for your blood pressure to futz around like this.

2005 N. Johnson Big Dead Place ii. 21 I futzed around the room, arranging the moth-brown Eastern Bloc furniture with grave deliberation.

2017 M. O'Connell To be Machine 224 A man in flip-flops..was futzing with a complicated-looking device.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	futz
释义	futzv. Brit. /fʌts/, U.S. /fəts/, Australian English /fʌts/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fuck v. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a euphemistic alteration of fuck v. (compare to fuck around 2 at fuck v. Phrasal verbs 1). Perhaps also compare English (slang) futz foolish or unpleasant person (1935 or earlier).Although a borrowing < Yiddish fartsen to break wind ( < Middle High German varzen fart v.; also as prefixed verb arumfartsen : see note) has been suggested, this poses formal as well as geographical problems (since diffusion of this word from Australia to North America would not be an expected route). Yiddish arumfartsen to mess about, to waste time, is < arum- , use as prefix of arum around, about ( < Middle High German her umb , her umbe : see rumspringa n.) + fartsen. Compare German (coarse slang) herumfurzen to mess about, to waste time (late 20th cent.). colloquial (originally Australian, now chiefly North American). intransitive. To occupy oneself in an ineffectual or trifling way; to mess about, to waste time; to fiddle or tinker with something. Chiefly with around. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > be idle or unoccupied [verb (intransitive)] > potter or waste time in trifling activity trifle?a1400 loiterc1400 tiffc1440 tifflec1440 to pick a salad1520 to play the wanton1529 fiddle1530 dauntc1540 piddle1545 dally?1548 pittlea1568 pingle1574 puddle1591 to thrum caps1594 maginate1623 meecha1625 pudder1624 dabble1631 fanfreluche1653 dawdlea1656 taigle17.. niff-naff1728 tiddle1747 peddle1755 gammer1788 quiddle1789 muddle1791 browse1803 niddle1808 poke1811 fal-lal1818 potter1824 footer1825 putter1827 shaffle1828 to fool about1838 mike1838 piffle1847 mess1853 to muck about1856 tinker1856 bohemianize1857 to fool around1860 frivol1866 june1869 muss1876 to muddle about (also around)1877 slummock1877 dicker1888 moodle1893 to fart about1899 to fart about (or around)1899 plouter1899 futz1907 monkey1916 to arse around1919 to play around1929 to fuck around1931 tool1932 frig1933 boondoggle1935 to muck around1935 to screw around1935 to bugger about1937 to bugger around1939 to piss about1943 to dick around1948 to jerk around1953 fart-arse1954 to fanny around1969 slop1973 dork1982 to twat around (or about)1992 to dick about1996 1907 [implied in: Sydney Sportsman 30 Jan. 4/3 The fiddling and futzing in the paddock is only to gain time for the grafters. (at futzing n.)]. 1911 Truth (Sydney) 1 Oct. 3/4 Fitz futzes. Fitz wished to draw the Speaker's attention to an article in the ‘Bun’, dealing with the doings in Parliament. The Speaker politely asked Fitz to talk sense, if it was possible for him to do so, for he (the Speaker) had no desire to read the ‘Bun’. 1917 Sydney Sportsman 1 Aug. 1/8 L. Walker..futzed about at the barrier as if he expected Good Luck to come running around the corner looking for him. 1932 J. T. Farrell Young Lonigan iii. 119 Studs kept futzing around until Helen Shires came out with her soccer ball. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vii. 114 Sammy said, ‘..Maybe you ought to write a play too.’.. ‘I've been working on one for a couple of years,’ I said. ‘Don't futz around with it too long,’ Sammy said. 1968 N. Benchley Welcome to Xanadu vi. 130 It's bad for your blood pressure to futz around like this. 2005 N. Johnson Big Dead Place ii. 21 I futzed around the room, arranging the moth-brown Eastern Bloc furniture with grave deliberation. 2017 M. O'Connell To be Machine 224 A man in flip-flops..was futzing with a complicated-looking device. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1907
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