ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Faffy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfæfi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Faffy is an adjective meaning (UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

Meaning

(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.

Example Sentences

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.
[...] 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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Related dictionary entries include foofy, franzy, fausty, naffing, flossy, faggy.

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