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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Franny | | FRAN-ee | English |
| NoËL | | no-EL | French |
| Franka (1) | | - | German, Dutch |
| Maui | | - | Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology |
| Galina | | gah-LEE-nah (Russian) | Russian, Bulgarian |
| Yann | | - | Breton, French |