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Added 10 October 2026

fidget

/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fidget at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
To cause to fidget; to make uneasy.

noun

A nervous wriggling or twitching motion.
A person who fidgets, especially habitually.
An object, such as a tool or toy, intended to be fidgeted with.

Origin

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

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