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farnarkel

/ ˈfɑːnɑːkəl /

verb

  1. slang.
    introften foll byaround to spend time or act in a careless or inconsequential manner; waste time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfarnarkeling, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of farnarkel1

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

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