This week’s theme
Words borrowed from Yiddish

This week’s words
verklempt
yentz
potch
futz
schmatte

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(fuhts)

MEANING:

verb intr.
1. To waste time or to idle.
2. To meddle or fiddle with something.

ETYMOLOGY:

Perhaps from Yiddish arumfartsn (to fart around), from arum- (around) + fartsn (to fart). Earliest documented use: 1932.

USAGE:

“‘We don’t go down there to futz around,’ he added. ‘We go down there to showcase our skills.’”
Jane M. Von Bergen; Labor Peace at the Convention; Philadelphia Inquirer; Jul 29, 2016.

“Her mother just wants to watch her show. She should stop futzing with her environment.”
Lolly Winston; Happiness Sold Separately; Warner Books; 2006.

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