fooster

F4O1O1S1T1E1R1

verb

To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.

OriginIrish fústar →
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Meanings

verbfooster (third-person singular simple present foosters, present participle foostering, simple past and past participle foostered)

present singular third person foosters · participle present foostering · participle past foostered · past foostered · alternative foosther

  1. IrelandintransitiveTo bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.

    "Ony if he wouldn't spind so much time foosthering about with thim little hins, bad luck to thim, that lays an igg no bigger than a marble," she added plaintively, as the trio started down the village street.

    7 July 1894, Charles Dickens (editor), Kattie's Wedding, F. M. Evans and Co., Limited
  2. IrelandintransitiveTo rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle.

    "Speaking of which—" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket of his manky old jacket—"I've probably got something for you."

    2010, Marian Keyes, The Brightest Star in the Sky
nounfooster (uncountable)

alternative foosther

  1. IrelanduncountableA confused hurry; bustle.

Origin

  1. Irishfústar
  2. Englishfooster

Borrowing of Irish fústar.

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Translations

Irish fústar
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APA

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MLA

“fooster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fooster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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