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faffs about

faffs about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of faff about.

Meaning of faff about

Verb

faff about (third-person singular simple present faffs about, present participle faffing about, simple past and past participle faffed about)

  1. (UK, intransitive) To waste time; to spend time idly.
    • She faffed about so much, she never got to eat her breakfast.

Questions about faffs about

What is faffs about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Faffs about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of faff about.

Words near faffs about in the dictionary

  1. faffle
  2. faffled
  3. faffles
  4. faffling
  5. faffs
  6. faffs about
  7. faffs around
  8. faffy
  9. fafia
  10. fafiate
  11. fafiated

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