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Faff
/faf/
An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
📖 Definitions of "Faff"
noun
- 1
An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
"Adjusting this television is a bit of a faff."
- 2
(typically in the phrase 'in a faff') A state of confused or frantic activity.
"She's in a total faff about tonight's dinner party."
verb
- 1
To waste time on an unproductive activity.
"I decided to stop faffing about and get some work done."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Faff"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| faffagenoun | (UK, informal, rare) Time-wasting or preparatory tasks; faffing about. |
| fafferynoun | (UK, slang) faffing about; unproductive wasting of time |
| fasherynoun | (Scotland, Geordie, Northern England) Worry; bother; annoyance. |
| foofarawnoun | Fuss over something of little importance. |
| fuzznoun | (US, slang, with "the") The police, or any law enforcement agency. |
| fashnoun | (slang, derogatory, especially UK) A fascist, a member of the far-right. |
| fiddlenoun | A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below). |
| fribblenoun | A trifling action. |
| flufferynoun | Anything lightweight and overly ornamental or superfluous; fluff; froth. |
| fikenoun | Restlessness or agitation caused by trifling annoyance. |
| fandanglenoun | A piece of nonsense or foolishness. |
| fadgenoun | (Ireland) Irish potato bread; a flat farl, griddle-baked, often served fried. |
| fribbledomnoun | (archaic) Frivolous or trifling behaviour. |
| frothy | Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles. |
| furfienoun | (Australia, slang) Alternative form of furphy. [(Australia, slang) A rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story.] |
| fufflenoun | Apheretic form of kerfuffle. |
| fapperynoun | (archaic) Foolishness |
| fadderynoun | faddish behaviour or beliefs |
| kafufflenoun | Alternative spelling of kerfuffle. [(chiefly Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from 19th c.]] |
| fumdiddlenoun | (slang, dated) A piece of nonsense or foolery; a trinket. |
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