Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To move violently.
Wiktionary
- v. To waste time on an unproductive activity.
Examples
“Oh and PNB, I think organizing a burger get together in Brisbane is prime time for heckling and faff from the southerners.”
“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!”
“Quokka - I’d be happy for JB to link to my site but maybe he’s scared that all the faff is contagious.”
“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.”
“Opera, Safari, Konqueror — just getting on with business while the others faff around.”
“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.”
“Being away from all the faff and blather will probably be quite soothing”
“Maybe we all need our own blogs so we can faff there.”
“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.”
“Quokka - I saw your diaisies message in the “This is serious NO faffing about room” where ALL of the talk was pretty much faff - I tells ya, we cannot help ourselves (the human race on the internet, I mean) - and the almighty non faffers at that!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘faff’.
rolig I have never heard this word, but I wonder if it is related to the Slovene vulgarism fafati, which means "to fellate". Sep 23, 2008
bilby 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 Sep 23, 2008
danny to waste time, fool around. Jan 14, 2007