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The article didn't mention what is by far my favorite British lingo: "faffing about". It's just so damn useful! I know that there are other phrases which work,
by bigstrat2003 2y ago
The article didn't mention what is by far my favorite British lingo: "faffing about". It's just so damn useful! I know that there are other phrases which work, but for whatever reason none of them really hit for me like "faffing about" does.
- sbuk 2y agoI like using it to say something is a waste of time or too much trouble; it’s a faff…
- Ylpertnodi 2y agoA good example of 'faff' is when you join a queue, get to the teller and they tell you a) you needed to take a number and/or b) you're in the wrong line.
- timthorn 2y agoOh, no. A faff is an activity, rather than a scenario. Going to the bank could be a faff, but your example is just a bloody nuisance...
- Lio 2y agoNow, I’d say the really correct usage would be “a bit of a faff” but if you find saying that too much faff it’s all the same to me mate. Anyway, I’m on the drag getting to the shops. I need to fix a picture thas on the huh. ;)
- carlmr 2y agoIt's nice lingo, but is it commonly used in the US now? I've never heard it in the US except from Brits.
- rprwhite 2y agoThe sound of the word just seems to capture the action, or lack of action, so well.
- itohihiyt 2y agoSomeone who's actively engaging in faffing about: faffer.
- smcl 2y agoI feel like my role in the comments here is to add a Scottish flavour - what we'd say where I grew up (South Aberdeenshire) rather than "faffing about" is "footering about"
- dyauspitr 2y agoIt’s too British sounding. It would sound corny coming from anyone else.