farnarkel
/ (ˈfɑːnɑːkəl) /
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verb
(intr often foll by around) Australian slang to spend time or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste time
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Derived forms of farnarkel
farnarkeling, nounWord Origin for farnarkel
C20: coined by the New Zealand-born comedian John Clarke (born 1948) as the name of a fictitious sport of doing nothing for which he commentated in an Australian TV series
Words nearby farnarkel
farm-to-table, farm-toun, farmwoman, farmworker, farmyard, farnarkel, Farnborough, Farnese, farnesol, Farnham, Far North
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