faff

/ fæf /

verb

1. informal,  to dither or fuss

Word History and Origins

Origin of faff¹

C19: of obscure origin

Example Sentences

"I fret, she doesn't faff, she's really patient with my fretting and I love her non-faffing. We really do get on incredibly well," he says.

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"Dead reyt", "faff" and "keep gu'in" are words you don’t often see in video games.

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I know I have friends with iPhones who have dismissed the "faff" of changing to another brand, even if they like the look of something different.

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But he believes a ban of "no faff" disposable vapes could lead to people buying packets of cigarettes again.

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"I feel brilliant once I've done it and I love it and could chat all day about it but before it - we do faff a lot," she said.

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