faffing about

Wasting time, doing nothing in particular. Also, can mean finding idle tasks to do while wasting time.

Comparable to dilly-dallying.

I'm just faffing about until lunch time.

_or_

- What are you doing there, working?
- Nah, I'm just faffing about.

faffing about by eydryan September 20, 2011

Faffery

Slow progress, beating around the bush.
Generally wasting time.

'She was mastering the art of faffery in that lesson.'

Faffery by Meadhbh January 4, 2008

faffin 

foolishness, foolish behaviour

Karl Pilkington explained to Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant that travel to foreign lands was a lot o faffin, because you have to get injections just to keep yourself alive during the visit.

faffin by jigsawtooth February 21, 2010

faffing around 

Goofing off

Hey, stop faffing around, and get back to work.

faffing around by loafing October 31, 2013

faffing 

to aimlessly waste time doing useless tasks

stop faffing around and come to bed my love

faffing by snuffles October 16, 2004

faffer 

A fussy, indecisive individual, prone to procrastination, dithering between tasks,and who is easily distracted and achieves very little. In-two-minds, he/she flops from one thing to another and starts all over again.
"A faffer is the enemy of time, effortlessly consuming it while pretending to be constructive" - Quote

George emptied his rucksack and reordered the contents putting his shaving gear at the top, deciding he would need it first when he got off the plane, changed his mind and replaced it with his route map. What a faffer! At the last minute he wanted a pee, and the airport coach left without him.
Elmerdale was a wet. His girl-friend always had to tell him what to do. Left on his own he would faff his life away with trivial, unimportant tasks, getting in a muddle, forgetting the things that mattered. He polished his glasses three times before a stranger at the next table reminded him he had cleaned them already and pointed out his shirt cuffs were soaked with tea.

faffer by Henley January 1, 2009

faffing 

Time wasting/feckin' around

Stop faffing around and do the dishes!

faffing by Gordon April 2, 2003