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Faff | Faffing

Faff meaning

  1. An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
  2. A state of confused or frantic activity.

Using Faff

  • The main meaning on this page is: An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time. | A state of confused or frantic activity.
  • In the example corpus, faff often appears in combinations such as: the faff, faff and, to faff.

Context around Faff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 5 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

consuming 1× less 1×

Often after:

working 1× compared 1× free 1×

Sentence patterns with Faff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

worth the faff 3× are more faff than historical 1× avoid the faff of driving 1× considerably less faff than ever 1× eliminate the faff from our 1× energy to faff around with 1× hate the faff of rubbing 1× have to faff about with 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

are bolt beauty 1× are dermaplaning razors 1× i don t 1× is the legology 1× it let the 1× it seemed like 1×

Common sentence endings:

worth the faff 3× 10 hour shift 1× about with changes 1× before on pcs 1× centre of oban 1× dealing with irritation 1×

Words around Faff

Just before it in the word index:

fafara 2 fafa 8 faf 67 faez 5 faessler 3 faeser 5

Just after it in the word index:

faffing 3 fafhrd 11 fafner 13 fafnir 5 fafo 4 fafsa 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

abattoirs 30 abike 30 ablative 30 absorber 30 accel 30 accelerometer 30

Corpus analysis for Faff

  • In this selection, "faff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, consuming, less, working, compared and free stand out and add context to how "faff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include worth the faff and are more faff than historical. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "faff" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with faff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Are dermaplaning razors worth the faff? (6 words)

Are Bolt Beauty’s seaweed drop skincare serums worth the faff? (11 words)

Is the Legology Circu-Lite cellulite suction cup worth the faff? (11 words)

Longer example sentences

The town is quite far from London for a commuter town, taking a little over an hour for you to get from Lewes station to Victoria, but the trains are direct, so you won't have to faff about with changes. (41 words)

Often large corporate moves to IT and mobile working can be plagued with issues or are more faff than historical ways of working, however it appears the move for local police has more than one benefit. (36 words)

Tesco’s Faff-free Two Bird Ballotine shared the top spot of the taste test but cost just £39 compared to ’s £60-£90 alternative, the Medium Free-Range Bronze Feathered Whole Turkey with Giblets. (35 words)

Question examples

Are Bolt Beauty’s seaweed drop skincare serums worth the faff? (11 words)

Are dermaplaning razors worth the faff? (6 words)

Is the Legology Circu-Lite cellulite suction cup worth the faff? (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

It sounds like a faff, working out all this out, and it is a faff, compared with buying a big bag of kibble with all the values printed on the side.

However, if they don’t have time to faff around with taping up their wounded hands, a cooling blow might be a (very short term) way of dealing with irritation.

So when a product started popping up all over TikTok that promised to eliminate the faff from our least favourite bathroom chore, we listened up.

Tesco’s Faff-free Two Bird Ballotine shared the top spot of the taste test but cost just £39 compared to ’s £60-£90 alternative, the Medium Free-Range Bronze Feathered Whole Turkey with Giblets.

It let the sausages shine through, making it a literal pigs in blankets sandwich with no faff.

It seemed like a faff, a bit expensive, and – depending on how much you commit – a real storage issue.

New research shows 63% of Brits have put off switching providers for the last four years because of the fear of being without internet (27%) and the switching process being too much faff (20%).

Seeing the sights on holiday always sounds good on paper, but in reality it can often involve the faff and expense of car hire or navigating unfathomable public transport networks.

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The town is quite far from London for a commuter town, taking a little over an hour for you to get from Lewes station to Victoria, but the trains are direct, so you won't have to faff about with changes.

We were coming up from Glasgow and within 15 minutes of our destination when Google Maps recommended a route to avoid the faff of driving through the centre of Oban.

Are Bolt Beauty’s seaweed drop skincare serums worth the faff?

Are dermaplaning razors worth the faff?

I don’t fancy dangling my head over the side of the bath, either, so I have to hop in the shower, which is a bit of a faff in the middle of the afternoon.

Is the Legology Circu-Lite cellulite suction cup worth the faff?

It is a time-consuming faff and there’s a brilliant bakery down my street.

The system allowed for automatic detection and installation of hardware with considerably less faff than ever before on PCs.

The thought of our mortality has an uncanny knack of shaking down all the inessential, the faff and making us realise what truly matters at the end of it all.

Who, in this time-poor, kitchen-challenged city, has the energy to faff around with a celeriac after a 10-hour shift?

Love body moisturiser but hate the faff of rubbing it in, and the residual stickiness?

Often large corporate moves to IT and mobile working can be plagued with issues or are more faff than historical ways of working, however it appears the move for local police has more than one benefit.

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Common combinations with faff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "faff" in a sentence?
An example: "It sounds like a faff, working out all this out, and it is a faff, compared with buying a big bag of kibble with all the values printed on the side." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "faff" from authentic English texts.
What does "faff" mean?
Faff means: An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
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