verb
Meaning 1
To waste time; to spend time idly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, intransitive
Examples
- She faffed about so much, she never got to eat her breakfast.
- I decided to stop faffing about and get some work done.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: faff around, fuck about, fuck around, dick around, mess about, mess around, arse about, arse around, bludge, bum around, cabbage, clown around, dally, dawdle, dick about, diddle, dilly-dally, dretch, drumble, faff, faff about, fanny about, fanny around, fart about, fart around, fiddle about, fiddle around, fool about, fool around, footle, forslow, goof around, goof off, hang about, hang around, hang out, horse around, idle, jerk off, lallygag, lamp, laze, laze about, laze around, linger, loaf, loaf about, loaf around, loiter, lollop, lollygag, mill about, mill around, muck about, muck around, piddle, pingle, stand by, tarry, tool around, waste time, while
Antonyms: none provided