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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
faff .
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Examples
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And I kind of faffed around as I was growing up but didn't start doing anything serious till I did my BA in Communications and worked towards a professional writing major.
Something to think about ... karenmiller 2007
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You've got to think that if Mancini spoke the same language as his medical staff he wouldn't have faffed about waiting endless minutes for them to stitch up Zabaleta.
Manchester City 1-2 Everton | Premier League match report 2010
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So after everyone patiently waited whilst I faffed around to sort myself out, we did the thing we had to do.
Last night I read for fun! girliejones 2010
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I had a lovely lazy breakfast with maelkann and faffed about on the internet n stuff.
the weekend that was girliejones 2010
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So after everyone patiently waited whilst I faffed around to sort myself out, we did the thing we had to do.
grumpity grump grump girliejones 2010
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Stuart was rude and obnoxious on a whole new level, whilst Sandeesh faffed around and got herself fired.
The Apprentice ? week eight live blog Heidi Stephens 2010
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I had a lovely lazy breakfast with maelkann and faffed about on the internet n stuff.
Monday morning girliejones 2010
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In Darfur we faffed around with various ideas and strategies just long enough for one of the first genocides of the 21st century to take place.
We are all neocons now Johnny Guitar 2008
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I finished my first novel in 3 months to meet a deadline for a novel contest - and that after I'd faffed around with it for five years.
Hey NaNoWRIMo, do the right thing here, ok? Miss Snark 2006
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I've just rushed home after doing an interview with some nice people at for Shanghai TV about UK foreign policy and international terrorism, and now am sat here in the dark ( can't be faffed to go and find a lightbulb), clicking away whilst eating roast chicken pieces out of the packet ( can't be arsed to cook) .
Archive 2006-09-01 Rachel 2006
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