Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To move violently.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, slang An unnecessary or over-complicated task, especially one perceived as a
waste of time . - verb UK, slang To
waste time on an unproductive activity.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Oh and PNB, I think organizing a burger get together in Brisbane is prime time for heckling and faff from the southerners.
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I'd just like to add to the post below that these were worth the extra faff from the usual fairy cake recipe, and that half the icing amount stated is ample!
Magnolia cupcake recipe - converted to brit measurements Mrs Frog 2006
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I'd just like to add to the post below that these were worth the extra faff from the usual fairy cake recipe, and that half the icing amount stated is ample!
Archive 2006-09-01 Mrs Frog 2006
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Quokka - I’d be happy for JB to link to my site but maybe he’s scared that all the faff is contagious.
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I couldn't be bothered to 'faff' about - I was still sore from falling on black ice yesterday - and so cold - so it was a quick fix.
Allotment Lady 2009
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Being away from all the faff and blather will probably be quite soothing
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Maybe we all need our own blogs so we can faff there.
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But I digress (if not faff): the important point, at least for me, is that I went, I saw, I ate, I drank, but did so without regret or self-recrimination.
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Opera, Safari, Konqueror — just getting on with business while the others faff around.
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Women, although this thread lost a bit of momentum in the short term, it is my belief that the no faff gun thread is self-limiting.
danny commented on the word faff
to waste time, fool around.
January 14, 2007
bilby commented on the word faff
British slang - "Verb. To fuss. E.g.'If you stop faffing and let me finish doing this job, then we can go out to the cinema sooner, rather than later.' Informal
Noun. A fuss, bother. E.g."It's such a faff having to go through the process of interviews when you know you are the only candidate worthy of the job.' Informal"
- peevish.co.uk
September 23, 2008
rolig commented on the word faff
I have never heard this word, but I wonder if it is related to the Slovene vulgarism fafati, which means "to fellate".
September 24, 2008