Morpheme
Faff
Type
free base
Denotation
fuss, waste time, dither, be ineffectual
Etymology
1788 from Scots and Northern English origin, of expression origin
Evidence
faff, faffage, faffed, faffer, faffery, faffing, faffs
Notes
found in the phrases “faff around” and “faff about”
phonosemantic <fl> denoting “flapping, fluttering, fussing, or fiddling about”
