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
WimVIM (Dutch), WIM (Dutch)Dutch, German
Cyneburg-Anglo-Saxon
Rahmİ-Turkish
EmmettEM-itEnglish
Charon-Greek Mythology
AlaricAL-ə-rik (English)Ancient Germanic