fart-arse

fart-arse
vb
British
to waste time, behave ineffectually or indecisively. A common, mildly vulgar term in British and Australian English. It is an elaboration of fart around.
► I wish they'd stop fart-arsing around and make their minds up.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • fart-arse — /ˈfat as/ (say faht ahs) Colloquial (taboo) –noun 1. an ineffectual person. –phrase (fart arsed, fart arsing) 2. fart arse about (or around), to waste time, to idle. Usage: See note at arse …  

  • fart arse about — Verb phrs. To mess around, to waste time. E.g. Stop fart arsing about and get on with your work …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • Fart-arse — ineffectual person …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • fart-arse — Australian Slang ineffectual person …   English dialects glossary

  • fart-arse. —  see fart1 …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Fart-arse around — not to get on with the job at hand, and to do other things …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • fart-arse around — Australian Slang not to get on with the job at hand, and to do other things …   English dialects glossary

  • fart* —  1. Person disapproved of. Also fart arse.  2. Thing of small value. (Used in numerous expressions for emph. e.g. Not worth a fart.)  3. fart about, around Waste time. Also fart arse about, around …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • (don't give) a monkey's chuff/arse/fuck/balls/fart — • a term sometimes shortened to a monkey s means you couldn t care less. e.g.. I couldn t give a monkey s if she leaves tomorrow …   Londonisms dictionary

  • WGFA — Won t Get Fooled Again (Governmental » Politics) * Wharton Global Family Alliance (Business » Firms) * Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives (Community » Non Profit Organizations) * Worlds Greatest Fart Arse (Miscellaneous » Funnies) * FM 94.1,… …   Abbreviations dictionary

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