Meaning

noun (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet

noun a person who travels by foot

noun a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

origin18th century. From fouter, foutre (“valueless thing”), possibly from French foutre (“to lecher”), from Latin futuere (“to fuck”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”).

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