pootleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpuːtəl/
• 韻: -uːtəl

名詞

pootle (plural pootles)

1. (British) A stroll; a wandering.

   go for a pootle

動詞

pootle (third-person singular simple present pootles, present participle pootling, simple past and past participle pootled)

1. (British, informal) To wander or ramble in a leisurely, indirect, or aimless manner, such as by walking or driving.

   Synonyms: ramble, wander, potter

   • 2011 April 30, Stephen Bates, “Prince William takes new wife for a spin in father's Aston Martin”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     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.

   • 2026 January 21, Richard Wilcock, “GBR goes back to the future”, in RAIL, number 1053, page 33:

     "I'm in favour of this, although it'll look pathetic/insane on a two-car Class 150 pootling through Nunthorpe," said one user on X.

派生語

• pootle along