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Futz vs Fuzz - What's the difference?

futz | fuzz |

As nouns the difference between futz and fuzz

is that futz is (vulgar|colloquial|dialectal) female genitalia, especially the vagina while fuzz is a frizzy mass of hair or fibre or fuzz can be the police.

As verbs the difference between futz and fuzz

is that futz is to be frivolous and waste time while fuzz is to make fuzzy.

futz

English

Noun

(es)
  • (vulgar, colloquial, dialectal) Female genitalia, especially the vagina
  • (vulgar, colloquial, dialectal, derogatory) An objectionable woman
    • Janet gets on my nerves. She's a dumb futz , ain't?

    Synonyms

    * See cunt

    Verb

  • To be frivolous and waste time
  • * 1969 ,
    • I am nobody to futz around with when I know myself to be four hundred per cent in the right.
  • To experiment by trial and error

    • Usage notes

    * Used especially in the phrase futz around.

    fuzz

    English

    (wikipedia fuzz)

    Etymology 1

    * Some dictionaries suggest a Germanic source * Some dictionaries suggest a

    Noun

  • A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
  • * 1895 , Hamlin Garland, Rose of Dutcher's Coolly , page 352:
    • His cheeks were like peaches, with much the same sort of fuzz over them.
  • A blurred image.
  • (computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.
  • (obsolete) A state of befuddlement.
  • * 1784 , Jonathan Swift, "Journal to Stella", The works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift , page 54:
    • I think I'm in a fuzz , and don't know what I ?ay, I never ?aw the like.

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make fuzzy.
  • To become fuzzy.
  • (dated) To make drunk.
    • (Wood)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • The police.
  • * 2009 , , 0:26:17:
    • Let's get the hell out of here before the fuzz turns up