"futz" meaning in English

See futz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fʌts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-futz.wav [UK] Forms: futzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌts Etymology: Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Fotze||cunt}} German Fotze (“cunt”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} futz (plural futzes)
  1. (vulgar, colloquial, dialectal, derogatory) An objectionable woman. Tags: colloquial, derogatory, dialectal, vulgar Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-futz-en-noun-ulpZENLp Disambiguation of Female people: 43 42 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /fʌts/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-futz.wav [UK] Forms: futzes [present, singular, third-person], futzing [participle, present], futzed [participle, past], futzed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌts Etymology: From German herumfurzen (literally “to fart around”) (herum- + furzen), perhaps via Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן (arumfartsn); alternatively, a euphemism for fuck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|herumfurzen|lit=to fart around}} German herumfurzen (literally “to fart around”), {{prefix|de|herum|furzen|nocat=1}} herum- + furzen, {{der|en|yi|אַרומפֿאַרצן}} Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן (arumfartsn), {{m|en|fuck}} fuck Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Northern-US Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-futz-en-verb-aVJcY3iN Disambiguation of Female people: 43 42 15 Categories (other): Northern US English
  2. To experiment by trial and error. Categories (topical): Female people Related terms (experiment): frob, fooster
    Sense id: en-futz-en-verb-467SAEtA Disambiguation of Female people: 43 42 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 74 Disambiguation of 'experiment': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: putz
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for futz meaning in English (4.9kB)

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