Etymology

futz

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Today it means: An objectionable woman. Full definition →

First used the 20th c.German herumfurzen ← Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן
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futz · noun1

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

futz · verb2

  1. Yiddish · derived fromאַרומפֿאַרצן
  2. German · derived fromherumfurzen
  3. English todayfutz

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from the 20th c. To be frivolous and waste time.

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