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naff | faff |

As an adjective naff

is in poor taste.

As a noun faff is

an unnecessary or over-complicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.

As a verb faff is

to waste time on an unproductive activity.

naff

English

Adjective

(er)
  • In poor taste.
    • That tie is a bit naff , don’t you think?
  • (Polari) Bad; tasteless.
  • Poorly thought out, not workable, or otherwise not very good.
    • That’s a really naff example.
  • (Polari) Heterosexual.

    • Derived terms

    * naff all * naff off (a euphemism for fuck off).

    References

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    faff

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) An unnecessary or over-complicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
    • Adjusting this television is a bit of a faff .
  • * 2011 , Patrick Kingsley, " Life with the Queen Mum revealed", The Guardian
    • Breakfast in bed at the royal household is a massive faff . A page boy must carry the tray upstairs, but he's banned from actually serving it. So he leaves it on the floor by the bedroom door, whereupon a housemaid picks it up and knocks on said portal.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British, slang) To waste time on an unproductive activity.
  • :She faffed about so much, she never got to eat her breakfast.
    • I decided to stop faffing about and get some work done.

    Usage notes

    * Particularly used with .

    Synonyms

    * (l) (American)