faffery

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noun

faffing about; unproductive wasting of time

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Meanings

nounfaffery (uncountable)
  1. UKslanguncountablefaffing about; unproductive wasting of time

    However, they were in my way and I had no time for such faffery.

    2014, Oli Jacobs, Strange Days in High Wycombe, page 65

Origin

From faff + -ery.

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APA

faffery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faffery

MLA

“faffery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faffery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faffery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faffery.

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