Footle Definition | What is Footle? - PoetrySoup
Definition
[v] act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
[v] be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
A footle is a 2 line, 2 syllable trochaiac monometer poem with an integral title suitable for light, witty, pertinent, topical verse.
Example
Brian Strand, UK
Experimental Verse ~ Footle*
Acers
warm glow
fall show
Go Slow
heigh-ho
furlough
Bonnie & Clyde
too snide
both died
Synonyms
hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry
See Also...
act, be, behave, do, lurch, prowl
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