English
fooster
Fooster comes from Irish fústar ‘flurry, fuss, fidgetiness’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentfústar‘flurry, fuss, fidgetiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010fooster
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentfústar‘flurry, fuss, fidgetiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2010fooster
Earliest quotation: 2010, Marian Keyes: “Speaking of which—" Fionn starts foostering in the pocket…”
Every English word from Irish fústar
Today it means
verb To bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish fústar / fooster