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Faffery

'She was mastering the art of faffery in that lesson.'
by Meadhbh January 4, 2008
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faff

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.
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."
by Amy Lapierre October 12, 2005
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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.
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faffing around

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(faffing)

To muck about, wasting time doing something not necessary.
by Trixie Karinksi May 31, 2003
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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.
by Henley January 1, 2009
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