faff (noun) - nonsense, busy activity that doesn't achieve anything
In a phrase: a lot of faff / a bit of a faff / a big faff
In a sentence:
It's just a bit of a faff to get everything set up for the meeting.
The whole thing is just a big faff and I can't wait for it to be over.
faff about / faff around (verb) - waste time, appear to be busy but without achieving anything, make a fuss
In a sentence:
I can't get anything done while you're faffing around, either help me or go away!
I meant to start work early but I just ended up faffing about.
"What are you doing?"
"Not much. Just faffing around on the Internet."
