Bum and Footle

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Bum verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent most of the summer just bumming around the house

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Footle and bum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Footle" instead a verb "Bum".

Nearby Words: bumpy, bumping

Footle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent the morning footling about while others were working

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Bum and footle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bum" instead a verb "Footle".

Nearby Word: footling

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