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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
Related Words
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
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."
faff by Amy Lapierre October 12, 2005

fafalily 

the best tiktoker of all time and best singer on tiktok
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fatfluencer

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