faffy

faffy

English

Etymology

See faff (about).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæfi/
• Rhymes: -æfi

Adjective

faffy (comparative faffier, superlative faffiest)

1. (Britain, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.
   • 1986, Gwynneth Branfoot, Men have all the fun, page 125:

     [...] 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 […]

   • 2017, Hollie Newton, How to Grow: A guide for gardeners who can't garden yet (→ISBN):

     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.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:faffy.