Wasting time, doing nothing in particular. Also, can mean finding idle tasks to do while wasting time.
Comparable to dilly-dallying.
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.
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- What are you doing there, working?
- Nah, I'm just faffing about.
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Verb.
1. to waste time doing nothing. 2. to waste time doing stupid things 3. to delay, dilly-dally, especially before leaving the house to be on time somewhere.
1. to waste time doing nothing. 2. to waste time doing stupid things 3. to delay, dilly-dally, especially before leaving the house to be on time somewhere.
Example 1: "I didn't do anything on Sunday; I just faffed around the house."
Example 2:
Person 1: "I can't decided between these 2 jackets to wear to the movies. Which one? Where is my black hat? Oh wait, let me get my phone. Do you know where I put it? Oh and did you feed the cat dinner? Maybe I can just check email really quick right now; we have time."
Person 2: "Stop your faffing. We have to leave now or we won't make it."
Example 3:
"He faffed around on the internet for so long that he was almost an hour late meeting us at the bar."
Example 2:
Person 1: "I can't decided between these 2 jackets to wear to the movies. Which one? Where is my black hat? Oh wait, let me get my phone. Do you know where I put it? Oh and did you feed the cat dinner? Maybe I can just check email really quick right now; we have time."
Person 2: "Stop your faffing. We have to leave now or we won't make it."
Example 3:
"He faffed around on the internet for so long that he was almost an hour late meeting us at the bar."
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