Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fooster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: foost-er
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.

Intransitive verb

verb

To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle.

Intransitive verb

noun

A confused hurry; bustle.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Borrowing of Irish fústar.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: fústar

Usage

Inflected Forms

foosters (present, singular) foostering (participle, present) foostered (participle, past) foostered (past) foosther (alternative)

Derived Forms

foosterer foostery

Questions

What does fooster mean?: To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.
Where does fooster come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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