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Where does “fooster” come from?

fooster (English) comes from Irish fústar — flurry, fuss, fidgetiness.

fooster (English): To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget; To...

Definitions

  1. To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget; To...

Ancestry of “fooster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfústarflurry, fuss, fidgetiness
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