footle
foo·tle
Nonsense; foolishnessNonsense; foolishness.
/ˈfuːtəl/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Nonsense; foolishness.
Origin
Probably variant of footer (“to screw around”), from obsolete fouter (“an act of sexual inProbably variant of footer (“to screw around”), from obsolete fouter (“an act of sexual intercourse”), from French foutre (“to have sexual intercourse”), from Latin futuere.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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