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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raleigh	['rɔ:li]
Marlies	-	German, Dutch
Truman	TROO-mən	English
Dzhokhar	-	Chechen
Thankful	THANGK-fəl	English (Archaic)
Gautstafr	-	Ancient Scandinavian