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Latest comment: 12 years ago by Seam.us in topic noun

But used: "let's not faff around" by Toby Ziegler in "The Leadership Breakfast" on The West Wing. So not just a UK term.

Ever used without preposition?

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Isn't it always "faff about" or "faff around"? You wouldn't say "He was faffing." Equinox 01:29, 22 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

I disagree, Equinox. Ever since I got home from work, I've been faffing with my, uh... What was I saying? Never mind...J-K.J.A.M.B.S-J 18:09, 21 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

One of my friends is a champion faffer, and we (me and mutual friends and me and him) do certainly say that "he is/was faffing." Thryduulf (talk) 20:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

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"a right faff" Seam.us 16:18, 13 December 2011 (UTC)Reply