Definition of faff

faff

verb

to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time". Also faff about, faff around. 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.
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- See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.
Last edited on Jun 04 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
shag	Definitions include: to have sex (with).
fanny	Definitions include: external female genitalia.
PGT	Definitions include: acronym for "patient got thumped", a notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
spiv	Definitions include: a petty criminal who deals in stolen goods or counterfeit items.
flange	Definitions include: vagina.
FLK	Definitions include: acronym for "funny looking kid", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
trouser	Definitions include: to steal money from an organization of which one is a member; "embezzle".
nosh	Definitions include: oral sex given to a male.
GROLIES	Definitions include: acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
poove	Definitions include: an effeminate or homosexual male.
tired and emotional	Definitions include: drunk.
pratt	Definitions include: idiot, un-cool, not liked.
gasser	Definitions include: nickname for an anaesthetist, used by doctors in the UK.
Erk	Definitions include: a person in a subordinate position - usually a young person.
departure lounge	Definitions include: the geriatric ward.
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Other terms relating to 'to waste time':
time sink	Definitions include: a project that is capable of consuming a practically unlimited amount of time.
boondoggle	Definitions include: a waste of time and/or money.
*piss for shts and giggles**	Definitions include: to waste one's time.
bugger about	Definitions include: to waste time.
screw the pooch	Definitions include: to make an irreparable (possibly tragic) mistake.
tool around	Definitions include: to waste time, mess around.
*fck the dog**	Definitions include: to do nothing of value.
*dck the dog**	Definitions include: to engage in an unproductive activity; waste time.
fool around	Definitions include: to engage in intimate sexual activities; "mess around".
doss	Definitions include: something that's easy.
spank the monkey	Definitions include: to masturbate.
fess	Definitions include: to waste time in order to avoid confrontation or a potentially uncomfortable situation.
wank	Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation.
*fck the duck**	Definitions include: to waste time or do something of non-importance.
mess around	Definitions include: to engage in sexual activity; "fool around".
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Other terms relating to 'faff':
faff about	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
faff around	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".