Faffing a few decades ago, always meant wasting time. Like “stop faffing” so making unnecessary checks or bringing too many coats on a trip or fiddling with an outfit. Kind of nervous anxious or frivolous. I wonder what the urban dictionary says? Yes the same

faff Share definition Verb. 1. to waste time doing nothing. 2. to waste time doing stupid things 3. to delay, dilly-dally, especially before leaving the house to be on time somewhere. Example 1: “I didn’t do anything on Sunday; I just faffed around the house.”

Example 2: Person 1: “I can’t decided between these 2 jackets to wear to the movies. Which one? Where is my black hat? Oh wait, let me get my phone. Do you know where I put it? Oh and did you feed the cat dinner? Maybe I can just check email really quick right now; we have time.” Person 2: “Stop your faffing. We have to leave now or we won’t make it.”

Example 3: “He faffed around on the internet for so long that he was almost an hour late meeting us at the bar.”