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futz

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /fʌts/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /fʊts/
  • rhymes with -ʌts

1

noun

Meaning 1

An objectionable woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, derogatory, dialectal, vulgar

Examples

  • Janet gets on my nerves. She's a dumb futz, ain't she?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To be frivolous and waste time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To experiment by trial and error.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

From German herumfurzen (literally “to fart around”) (herum- + furzen), perhaps via Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן (arumfartsn); alternatively, a euphemism for fuck.