to futz around
11futz — verb futz around phrasal verb (I) AmE informal to waste time, especially by doing small, unimportant jobs slowly: I spent the entire day just futzing around …
12futz — [[t]fʌts[/t]] Slang. 1) cvb sts to pass time in idleness (usu. fol. by around) 2) phv+sts futz (around) with, to deal with tediously and nigglingly 3) cvb sts a fool; simpleton • Etymology: 1930–35, amer …
13futz — [fʌts] verb (usu. futz around) N. Amer. informal idle or busy oneself aimlessly. Origin 1930s: perh. an alt. of Yiddish arumfartzen fart about …
14futz — ☆ futz [futs ] vi. [? shortening of E Yiddish arumfartsn zikh, fart around] Slang to trifle or meddle; fool ( around) …
15futz — /futs/, Slang. v.i. 1. to pass time in idleness (usually fol. by around). 2. futz with or around with, to handle or deal with, esp. idly, reluctantly, or as a time consuming task: I spent all day futzing with those file folders. n. 3. a fool;… …
16futz — I. n American 1. the vagina 2. a disreputable and/or unpleasant male These noun forms are related to the verb form. II. vb American to mess or fool around. The word is a deformation of a Yiddish verb arum fartzen, meaning literally and metaphori… …
17loaf — I n block, brick, cake, slab; lump, Inf. hunk, Inf. chunk. II v 1. laze, lounge, idle, do nothing, vegetate, watch the river flow, let the grass grow under one s feet, twiddle one s thumbs, Inf. lallygag; lie around, lounge around, loll around,… …
18trifle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bagatelle, nothing, triviality; gewgaw, trinket, knickknack, gimcrack; particle, bit, morsel, trace. See littleness, unimportance. v. i. toy, play, dally, fool. See neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
19relax — v 1. loose, slacken, untighten, relieve tension, Obs. slake; relinquish one s grip or hold, let go of, release, free, liberate. 2. lessen, diminish, lower, decrease, decline; abate, bate, subside, recede, ebb, lull, quell, slake; flag, wane, fade …
20amusement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pleasurable interest Nouns 1. amusement, entertainment; diversion, divertissement, distraction; recreation, hobby, avocation, relaxation, pastime, sport; labor of love, pleasure; night life; time of one… …
