putter around

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putter around

verb putters around · puttering around · puttered around · potter around

  1. US To engage in meaningless activity. I can't wait until I'm old enough to "putter around".

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verb to engage in meaningless activity

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@misc{putter_around_2026,
  title = {putter around},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/putter%20around},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}