Wordy word words

OBSCURE AND UNUSUAL WORDS
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1) futz futs (intransitive verb)
: to spend time frivolously, lazily, or
aimlessly

Early 20th century. Probably an alteration of
Yiddish
arumfartzen "to fool around."

2) gadarene gadde reen (adjective)
: rushing headlong en masse

Early 19th century. Via Latin from Greek
Gadarenos
"inhabitant of Gadara," the town that was the
site of
the herd of swine's headlong rush into the
sea in
Matthew 8:28 in the Bible.