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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

faffing around 

Hey, stop faffing around, and get back to work.
faffing around by loafing October 31, 2013
to aimlessly waste time doing useless tasks
stop faffing around and come to bed my love
faffing by snuffles October 16, 2004
Stop faffing around and do the dishes!
faffing by Gordon April 2, 2003

Faffling 

Faffling is when a person performs a completely random and pointless act, e.x. Little Jae and David is gonna play a game. But instead of joining David, Jae is watching porn. Short for that is faffling
Guy 1: Dude come over to my house so we can drink!

Guy 2: Nah, I'm watching a new movie with Verne Troyer!

Guy 1: Stop faffling!
Faffling by Junken January 12, 2014
The excessive use of time for nonsense activities
Stop faffing around already, and please provide to me my work objectives.
faffing by Stephen March 24, 2004
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

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"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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