What does faffy mean?
Faffy means (UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy..
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/ˈfæfi/ · adjective
(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy..
[...] three kinds of pickles, the tinned peaches ready in a bowl with a jug of fresh cream on the serving hatch, home-made cakes, tarts and chocolate biscuits. It was a faffy, time-consuming job […]
Maybe go nuts with a sprinkle of sea salt and a crack of black pepper. Other than that, I'd be an idiot to interrupt their perfection with a faffy recipe.
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Faffy means (UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy..
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[...] three kinds of pickles, the tinned peaches ready in a bowl with a jug of fresh cream on the serving hatch, home-made cakes, tarts and chocolate biscuits. It was a faffy, time-consuming job […]
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