faff



faff about

To waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit faffing about and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been faffing about with my new video game console.
See also: faff

faff around

To waste time or procrastinate by doing something unproductive or unhelpful; to fool around or spend time idly. Primarily heard in UK. Would you quit faffing around and give me a hand cleaning the house? I should have started this essay last week, but I've been faffing around with my new video game console.
See also: around, faff

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zdeslav-Croatian
Ermete-Italian
Munro-Scottish
Izabelaee-zah-BE-lahPolish
Theresete-RE-zə (German), te-RES (Swedish), tə-REES (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Henrietteawn-ree-ET (French), hen-ree-E-tə (German), hen-ree-ED-de (Danish), hen-ree-ET-te (Norwegian)French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian