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futz around

Sl. to waste time. Stop futzing around and get the job done. I wish you would stop futzing around!

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futz around

Also, futz with. Waste time or effort on frivolities, play around. For example, He spent all morning futzing around with the report, or No more futzing with the car-we have to go now. This term may be a shortening and corruption of the Yiddish arumfartzen, for "fart around." [Slang; 1920s]

See also: around, futz

futz around

v. Slang

1. To act foolishly, playfully, or without a clear sense of purpose; goof off: The kids were futzing around so much that they didn't finish their chores.

2. To manipulate something without a clear sense of purpose: Stop futzing around with the door handle, or you'll break it.

See also: around, futz

futz around

verb

See putz around

See also: around, futz