Do You Footle Too Much?

Wondrous Words Wednesday

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Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, the perfect meme for the verbally nerdy.  Check out Kathy’s blog at Bermudaonion.net to learn more words.

Do you footle?  I bet you do.  Wait, you don’t know what this fun little word means?  Can you guess?

footle \’foo-tul\ verb; to talk or act foolishly; to waste time, trifle, fool.

I must admit, I footle more than I should.  There’s “cyber-footling” – Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook.  And then there’s the household footle trap- laundry to fold, papers to file, and the annoying clumps of dog hair that waft across the hard wood.   All of this detracts from more word nerdy pursuits, like reading and writing.  (I need to edit 20,000 words out of my manuscript, and that’s gonna take some time.)

Do you footle? What triggers the footle for you?

Word Nerd Workout

Think of a few ways you could use footle in everyday conversation, and then use it.  Today!  My kids often footle- I have plenty of ideas!

Stop footling and pack up your lunch!

Can’t wait to see their faces when I say THAT!

Have a great day, and don’t footle too much!

Julia 

 

Julia Tomiak
I believe in the power of words to improve our lives, and I help people find interesting words to read. Member of SCBWI.

9 Comments

  1. Hi Julia –

    Okay, you caught me red handed. I admit I do footle around more than I should. We should start a Footler’s Anonymous Group here at your blog. However, would our meetings be considered footling? LOL! Happy Wednesday to you. 🙂

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