fooster

1 of 2

noun

foos·​ter

ˈfüst(h)ər

plural -s

chiefly Irish

: fuss, bustle, to-do

fooster

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

chiefly Irish

: to bustle around : fluster

especially : to waste time by fussing and chattering

you can't expect children to concentrate when everybody's gabbling and foostering around them

—Michael McLaverty

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Irish Gaelic fūstar

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