Word of the Day: Futz

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Futz
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verb 1. Waste time; idle or busy oneself aimlessly.
2. (Futz around with) Deal with (something) in a trifling way; fiddle with.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "When you're done futzing around with those engine parts, let's go out to dinner."
Play Button "I'm guilty of too much futzing when I have an assignment due."
Play Button "I don't have any time to futz today; there's too much going on."
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Yiddish, 1930s
Why This Word?
Has anyone ever accused you of futzing around? Or told you to "quit futzing around"? Even if you've never heard the word "futz" before, you likely understand it easily to mean "idly wasting time" or "fiddling about." ...
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