pootle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpuːtəl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A stroll; a wandering. UK
    — go for a pootle
动词 v.
  1. To wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving. UK,informal
    — Prince William, in a surprise break from the schedule, borrowed his father's 41-year-old open-topped Aston Martin to pootle down the Mall to Clarence House with his new bride.

词形变化

pootles plural pootles present,singular,third-person pootling participle,present pootled participle,past pootled past

词源

词源 1
Apparently an alteration of poodle, from German Low German Pudel, from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”) by its merging with tootle. Alternatively, a blending of doodle (to draw aimlessly) with potter (to move aimlessly)—as reported by 1970s English visitors to Australia.
词源 2
Apparently an alteration of poodle, from German Low German Pudel, from the onomatopoeic term pudeln (“to splash about”) by its merging with tootle. Alternatively, a blending of doodle (to draw aimlessly) with potter (to move aimlessly)—as reported by 1970s English visitors to Australia.
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