Definition of faff around

faff around

verb

• to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time". Also faff, faff about. British slang.

                                                                                                                                                     
  
  Citation from "The joy of simply faffing around", The Guardian, Tom Hodgkinson, 13 August 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

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pom	Definitions include: a British person.
shag	Definitions include: to have sex (with).
faff	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
tight	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
bender	Definitions include: an extended period of alcohol or drug use.
titch	Definitions include: a small amount.
fancy	Definitions include: to be romantically interested in.
cottage	Definitions include: bad, old, worn-out, or stupid.
corth	Definitions include: an asshole.
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around the corner where fudge is made	Definitions include: the bathroom.
around the way	Definitions include: one's home neighborhood.
arse around	Definitions include: to waste time.
beat around the bush	Definitions include: to delay in getting to the point.
been around the block	Definitions include: experienced.
bum around	Definitions include: to be lazy.
clown around	Definitions include: to act like a clown; to joke.
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cruise around	Definitions include: to cruise (drive) around.
d*ck around	Definitions include: to be joking.
fart around	Definitions include: to waste time, to mess around.
flash around	Definitions include: to intentionally show off an item.
fool around	Definitions include: to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around".
fool around on	Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other.
f*ck around	Definitions include: Being unserious.
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Other terms relating to 'faff':
faff	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
faff about	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".

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