To move restlessly or make small repetitive movements, often because of nervousness, impatience, or physical discomfort.
Possibly from Middle English fidgeten or related to Dutch vidjen (to fidget). The word emerged as a dialectal variant describing the restless movements associated with anxiety or discomfort.
Fidge might be the ancestor of 'fidget'—and scientists have discovered that people who fidge and fidget actually have better memory and focus, so maybe restlessness isn't as bad as parents always thought.
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