faff

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) An overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.Examples: "Adjusting this television is a bit of a faff."; "God it must be a faff having to get nigh-on naked every time your bladder runneth over, and imagine how much worse it must be if you only have a 20-second break to run off stage to the loo."; "Breakfast in bed at the royal household is a massive faff. A page boy must carry the tray upstairs, but he's banned from actually serving it. So he leaves it on the floor by the bedroom door, whereupon a housemaid picks it up and knocks on said portal."Synonyms: annoyance, bother, faff, grievance, hassle, inconvenience, irritation, nuisanceCommonwealthIrelandUKslang

2. (typically in the phrase 'in a faff') A state of confused or frantic activity.Examples: "She's in a total faff about tonight's dinner party."Synonyms: flap