by RowdyRose September 15, 2014
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."
by Amy Lapierre October 12, 2005
by Trixie Karinksi May 31, 2003
Fucking Around For Fucking Forever. Describes the phenomenon of a group of people getting together to go out, and the interminable wait to get everyone and everything ready to embark on such endeavor.
We're all ready to go to lunch but he is always fafffing around on the computer or the phone when it's time to go.
by E305$ September 15, 2009
Stop faffing and get down here, we haven't got all day.
He spends most of his day faffing, eating and sleeping. Nothing particularly useful.
He spends most of his day faffing, eating and sleeping. Nothing particularly useful.
by smartnut007 September 4, 2013
by 7t7 January 29, 2008
Used to describe owners of the ST205 variant of the Toyota Celica GT-Four, due to their tendancy to 'faff' about over their cars
by GT4 February 19, 2005