footle
/ˈfuːtl/verb
no obj.
- chiefly Brit. engage in fruitless activity; mess about〈主英〉混日子, 浪费时间; 闲混：
where's that pesky creature that was footling about outside?
刚才在外面瞎转悠的那个讨厌家伙现在在哪儿？
词源
late 19th cent.: perhaps from dialect footer 'idle, potter about', from 16th-cent. foutre 'worthless thing', from Old French, literally 'have sexual intercourse with'.