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fooster

noun
foos·​ter | \ ˈfüst(h)ər\
plural -s

Definition of fooster

 (Entry 1 of 2)

chiefly Irish
: fuss, bustle, to-do

fooster

intransitive verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of fooster (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly Irish
: to bustle around : fluster especially : to waste time by fussing and chattering you can't expect children to concentrate when everybody's gabbling and foostering around them — Michael McLaverty

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Noun

Irish Gaelic fūstar

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