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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

futz

/fʌts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
futz
IPA
/fʌts/
16
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An objectionable woman.

Colloquial; Derogatory

verb

To be frivolous and waste time.

verb

To experiment by trial and error.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably from German Fotze (“cunt”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: herum
  • Root: herumfurzen, אַרומפֿאַרצן

Usage

Inflected Forms

futzes (plural) futzes (present, singular) futzing (participle, present) futzed (participle, past) futzed (past)

Phrases

futz with

Frequently Paired Words

frob fooster

Synonyms

putz putter yutz

Rhymes With

what's cuts nuts guts butts shuts huts sluts lutz putts juts abuts

Questions

How do you pronounce futz?
The recorded pronunciation is /fʌts/.
What does futz mean?
An objectionable woman.
Where does futz come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce futz

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