(intransitive, slang, US) To waste time; to behave pointlessly or disrespectfully.
(intransitive, slang, US) To waste time; to behave pointlessly or disrespectfully.
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(slang) To waste time, or to fool about.
Informal slang meaning to waste time, mess about, or behave without purpose or direction. The term draws on 'fart' as a general expletive-lite intensifier (cf. 'fart about' in British usage) to convey aimless, unproductive behavior. It is mild enough to use in casual conversation without causing serious offense, though it is clearly informal speech rather than polite register. Essentially American English for the British 'fart about'.
(slang) To waste time, or to fool about.
British slang for wasting time or messing around without getting anything done. Implies aimless, ineffective activity — fiddling without purpose. The tone is usually mildly exasperated, used when someone should be doing something productive but clearly isn't. Roughly synonymous with 'faff about' or 'muck about,' and slightly vulgar without being strongly offensive.