futz

F4U1T1Z10
/fʌts/Northern England/fʊts/

noun

An objectionable woman.

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

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putzputteryutz
OriginGerman herumfurzen ← Yiddish אַרומפֿאַרצן →
RareFirst used the 20th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

futz1

nounfutz (plural futzes)

plural futzes

  1. colloquialderogatorydialectalvulgarAn objectionable woman.

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

futz2

verbfutz (third-person singular simple present futzes, present participle futzing, simple past and past participle futzed)

present singular third person futzes · participle present futzing · participle past futzed · past futzed

  1. Northern USTo be frivolous and waste time.First known use the 20th c.
  2. To experiment by trial and error.

    Synonyms: putz, putter, yutz

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo experiment by trial and error.

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putzputteryutz
Also see
putzyutz

Origin

futz · noun

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

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futz · verb

  1. Yiddishאַרומפֿאַרצן
  2. Germanherumfurzen
  3. Englishfutz

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with futz

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Cite this entry
APA

futz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futz

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “futz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/futz.

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