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To mess about, to waste time on needless activities, largely resulting in a commendable achievment of fuck all. Often causing lateness. Also called "fannying about" by the more conservative of you. Females specialise in fannying, hence the term "fanny". However there are famous males such as George Bush who bear the hallmarks of fannying. The Iraq war being one of George Bush's most famous incidents of fannying about.
1. "I'm sorry, but to me foreplay is just beating around the bush. It's too much fannying about for my liking."
2."Oi, Ieaun, no fannying this time, we meet at twelve! Not a quarter to one or in another life as insects who only live for a day! Which you'd spend fannying!"
fannying by No Name Johnny September 22, 2005
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Fannying around 

To saunter around or to not take something seriously.
Stop fannying around and do your homework!
Fannying around by Dawn Phoenix September 29, 2011

Fannying around 

When you put your desk fan (or even your pedestal fan) on the oscillate setting to disperse the cooler air around the room.
"It's so hot in here. I'm going to have to start fannying around."
Fannying around by CuddlySimba April 17, 2023

granny fannying 

Seeking out mature women for sexual adventures
Are you coming to the tea dance tonight Jim,

Yep I'm up for some granny fannying
granny fannying by mitch00uk April 3, 2015

Fanning His Balls 

Slang term for wasting time, doing nothing, sitting around with no purpose. There is an element of laziness involved also because the insinuation is that the person wasting time is staying comfortable by creating a breeze that wafts over his balls.
Q. Have you seen Frankie?

A. Yeah, he's home fanning his balls.
Fanning His Balls by Joey Paisan January 6, 2010

Fart Fanning 

The act of sharing a fart by immediately fanning in the direction of a friend to share the love.
John: ”What are you doing? You better not be fart fanning me.”

Dave: “Just sharing the love dude

John: “OMG!, what did you eat”?
Fart Fanning by Stealth KC May 5, 2010

Dakota Fanning Syndrome 

The bodily ailment that causes a person to reflect a much younger age than their actual numbers of years shows.
Examples of DFS, "Michael Cera has got the worst case of Dakota Fanning Syndrome that I've ever seen.", "Hasn't Dakota Fanning been six for like, 10 years?"
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West Midlands slang word for rockers, bikers, greasers etc. In the late 1980s it was used by the UK music press to refer to a specific scene centered around the bands Pop Will Eat Itself and Crazyhead. The term never found favour with readers of 'the inkies' (Sounds, Melody Maker and the still extant NME) and was soon dropped. Now often used in predominantly working-class areas of the midlands and the north to mean someone who listens to rock-derived music and/or dresses in a manner that suggests they affiliate themselves with rock music of some kind.
Some grebo passed with Sabbath playing on his stereo.
The Poppies are at no. 17? God, a grebo band in the charts!
They're playing nu-metal now, bloody grebos!
grebo by cactuscat September 15, 2006
Word of the Day on August 24, 2026

TikTok Farlands

TikTok Farlands is a term to refer to videos that you see after scrolling for a long time. These videos can potentially be disturbing, or weird. Said videos can also have low likes, or low comments.
“I reached the TikTok Farlands bro”
Word of the Day on August 23, 2026

mormon assault vehicle

another term for a station wagon, mini-van, or any other kind of vehicle that is targeted at the "family" demographic(also M.A.V.)
"Tactical advantages aside, the M.A.V. is top of the line for the holy warrior troop transport manufactured by the Church of Latter Day Saints Military Industrial Complex. Also great for family trips...to heathen lands."
mormon assault vehicle by KVRX January 10, 2005
Word of the Day on August 22, 2026

Shakira Law 

A version of "Sharia Law" that Reform Ltd supporters tend to refer to, often by mistake.
Richard Tice of Reform now lives in Dubai, under Shakira Law, although telling Brits that we should worry about it
Shakira Law by Reformltd February 16, 2025
Word of the Day on August 21, 2026

Overstand 

To understand a topic or statement to the highest extent.
Leroy, after being told the tenth time by his sister, did overstand her idea of robbing the 7-11.
Overstand by Elf Eater March 23, 2003
Word of the Day on August 20, 2026
A map that mostly tells you where everything is
Friend 1: Follow me there is a player nearby
Friend 2: How do you know?
Friend 1: Minimap
minimap by LeWord January 13, 2015
Word of the Day on August 19, 2026
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