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
Ketevan-Georgian
Franciscofrahn-THEES-ko (Spanish), frahn-SEES-ko (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-koo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Cokkie-Dutch
EvŽEn-Czech
Keighley-English (Rare)
Feodosiy-Russian