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farnarkeling 

Fictitious sport invented by New Zealand/Aussie genius John Clarke, in his persona of NZ sheep farmer Fred Dagg.
To quote his website "In essence, Farnarkeling is engaged in by two teams whose purpose is to arkle, and to prevent the other team from arkeling, using a flukem to propel a gonad through sets of posts situated at random around the periphery of a grommet. Arkeling is not permissible, however, from any position adjacent to the phlange (or leiderkrantz) or from within 15 yards of the wiffenwacker at the point where the shifting tube abuts the centre-line on either side of the 34 metre mark, measured from the valve at the back of the defending side's transom-housing."
farnarkeling by Ossminid October 25, 2007
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farnarkling 

the group activity whereby everyone sits around discussing the need to "do something" but nothing actually happens
I'm not going to sit around farnarkling all afternoon, I'm off to get something to eat
farnarkling by MF.Aurelius February 23, 2006
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To muck around, mess around, pay little attention to rules/regulations
"Hey, you, stop farnarcling around"
farnarcle by Anonymous August 8, 2003

farnarkle 

Australian, verb: to waste time; to spend time in unnecessary and/or unproductive activities; to muck around; to faff about.

Derived from the late great comedian John Clarke's commentary on the obscure but magnificent (and totally nonexistent) sport of farnarkeling.
The leadership team as usual just farnarkled about for the whole strategic retreat, all they produced were some hangovers and a few irrelevant flip charts covered with sticky notes.

All you ever do is farnarkle. Will you just bloody well finish the dishes?

"In essence, Farnarkeling is engaged in by two teams whose purpose is to arkle, and to prevent the other team from arkeling, using a flukem to propel a gonad through sets of posts situated at random around the periphery of a grommet."
farnarkle by anonymous September 15, 2020
A pub game played in the area of South Yorkshire, England
A Farnarcle challenge was set up in the Butchers Arms, Monk Bretton, to establish the local area champion
farnarcle by Anonymous October 6, 2003

farnarkle 

A whole bunch of fucked up shit n stuff.
Well isnt this some farnarkle. Bullshit.
farnarkle by koRky482 January 31, 2018

Farnarkeled 

A state caused by actions which appeared productive but were actually not; applicable to both situations and objects.
1. After about half an hour of noisy tidying up the children left their rooms utterly farnarkeled.

2. Having no more than a verbal agreement with a customer, as to what will be delivered at the end, is the best way to ensure that a project ends up farnarkeled beyond redemption.
Farnarkeled by Anonymous Vomitus December 11, 2009