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FAF/fæf/

To faff (often faff about / faff around) is to waste time on fiddly, unnecessary jobs (UK informal). Dither is about being unable to decide; delay is more formal. Noun: what a faff = what a bother. Collocation: stop faffing; a bit of a faff.

Meaning

To waste time on fiddly, unnecessary jobs (UK informal; often faff about).

Examples

• “Stop faffing with the tickets and just get on the bus.”
• “It is such a faff to change trains twice with a buggy.”
• “We faffed about looking for the keys and missed the bus.”

Good to know

faff about / around (UK informal). Noun: a faff = a bother. Neutral: waste time / hassle.

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