what is futz

Futz usually means to mess around, tinker, or waste time on something in an unproductive way. It can also mean to fiddle with something aimlessly or to interfere annoyingly.

Quick Scoop

• Common meaning: to fool around or tinker without much purpose.

• Example: “I spent an hour futzing with the settings.”
• Tone: informal, a little slangy, and often mildly critical.

Other senses

• In some slang or fictional uses, futz has had stronger or more vulgar meanings, but that is not the most common everyday definition.

• In audio/plugin branding, Futz can also refer to a lo-fi or distortion effect, as in McDSP’s FutzVerb product.

Bottom line

If someone says “Don’t futz around,” they usually mean stop messing with it and get to the point.

If you want, I can also give you example sentences or the difference between futz, fiddle, and mess around.