The difference between Fidget and Footer

When used as nouns, fidget means a nervous wriggling or twitching motion, whereas footer means a footgoer.

When used as verbs, fidget means to wiggle or twitch, whereas footer means to meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fidget and Footer

  1. Fidget as a verb (intransitive):

    To wiggle or twitch; to move around nervously or idly.

  2. Fidget as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.

  1. Fidget as a noun:

    A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.

  2. Fidget as a noun (informal):

    A person who fidgets, especially habitually.

  1. Footer as a noun (archaic):

    A footgoer; pedestrian

  2. Footer as a noun (computing):

    A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 12).

  3. Footer as a noun (in combination):

    something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension - such as a six-footer.

  4. Footer as a noun (in combination):

    someone who has a preference for a certain foot - such as right-footer/left-footer

  1. Footer as a noun (chiefly, British, slang):

    Football / soccer.

  1. Footer as a verb (Ireland, &, Scotland, slang):

    To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.

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