fooster

== English == === Alternative forms === foosther === Etymology === Borrowing of Irish fústar. === Pronunciation === === Verb === fooster (third-person singular simple present foosters, present participle foostering, simple past and past participle foostered) (Ireland, intransitive) To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget. 7 July 1894, Charles Dickens (editor), Kattie's Wedding, F. M. Evans and Co., Limited: "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. (Ireland, intransitive) To rummage; to engage in inept activity; to noodle. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fooster (uncountable) (Ireland) A confused hurry; bustle. ==== Derived terms ==== foostery === Anagrams === foetors, footers, fœtors, refoots, soft roe == Yola == === Etymology === Derived from Irish fúiste (“confession”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfuːst̪ər/ === Verb === fooster to court === References === Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 157