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Vinony

fidget

verb

  1. to behave restlessly, play or fuss
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noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/

noun

Etymology: From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.

  1. A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
  2. A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
  3. An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.
  4. Short for fidget house.

verb

Etymology: From fidge (“to fidget”) + *-et (frequentative ending), possibly from Middle English *-ten, from Old English -ettan.

  1. To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.

    “"Look, Jim, how my fingers fidget," he continued, in the pleading tone. "I can't keep e'm still, not I."”

    “Will you stop fucking about and fidgeting in my peripherals? I'm trying to concentrate.”

  2. To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.

    ““Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster.”