fanny about

== English == === Alternative forms === fanny around === Pronunciation === === Verb === fanny about (third-person singular simple present fannies about, present participle fannying about, simple past and past participle fannied about) (chiefly British, intransitive, slang) To waste time or fool around; to engage in activity which produces little or no accomplishment. (chiefly British, transitive and intransitive, slang) To wander about or prowl around. ==== Synonyms ==== (waste time): faff around, bum around, putter, fart around (mildly vulgar), beat the meat (vulgar) (wander or prowl around): bum around