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Etymology

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faff +‎ -ery

Noun

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faffery (uncountable)

  1. (UK, slang) faffing about; unproductive wasting of time
    • 2014, Oli Jacobs, Strange Days in High Wycombe, page 65:
      However, they were in my way and I had no time for such faffery.