~ 1
informal
■ verb
1》 Brit. speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.
2》 N. Amer. fail to make up one's mind.
■ noun
1》 Brit. lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.
2》 US a failure to make up one's mind.
Derivatives
~r noun
waffly adjective
Origin
C17 (orig. in the sense 'yap, yelp'): frequentative of dialect waff 'yelp', of imitative origin.
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~ 2
■ noun a small crisp batter cake, baked in a ~ iron and eaten hot with butter or syrup.
Origin
C18: from Du. wafel ; cf. wafer and goffer .