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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAFF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun. UK informal uk / fæf / us / fæf / Add to word list. something that takes a lot of effort or causes slight problems: Stripping the walls was a real faff. Chopping all those onions is such a faff. We had the usual faff taking public transport. It's an awful faff to make your own marmalade. This shirt is a bit of a faff to iron.

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAFF definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    faff in British English. (fæf ) verb. 1. (intransitive; often foll by about) British informal. to dither or fuss. noun. 2. a thing that is awkward or time-consuming to do. changing the bulb was a bit of a faff.

  3. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › faff-aboutFaff About - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    The second meaning seems to be the source of another 1870s usage of ‘faff’, from The Australian Journal, 1879: “No, it [a candle] burns quite steadily now; you are right about it faffing about before, because it blew towards my face.”.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAFF ABOUT/AROUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to spend your time doing a lot of things that are not important instead of the thing that you should be doing: I wish you'd stop faffing about and do something useful! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Behaving in a silly way. act/play the goat idiom. be asking for it/trouble idiom. be playing at something idiom. blonde. clown.

  5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › fafffaff - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 17, 2024 · (typically in the phrase 'in a faff') A state of confused or frantic activity. Synonym: flap. She's in a total faff about tonight's dinner party. Translations. [edit] ± an overcomplicated task. Verb. [edit] faff (third-person singular simple present faffs, present participle faffing, simple past and past participle faffed)

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › faffFaff - definition of faff by The Free Dictionary

    Define faff. faff synonyms, faff pronunciation, faff translation, English dictionary definition of faff. vb informal Brit to dither or fuss n a thing that is awkward or time-consuming to do: Changing the bulb was a bit of a faff..

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  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › faff_1faff verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    Definition of faff verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.