faff around



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
RenÁTaRE-nah-taw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Agda-Swedish
Robbie['rɔbi]
Tomasato-MAH-sahSpanish
Sherisseshə-REESEnglish (Rare)
Paris (2)PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)Various