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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.
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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I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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