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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fuck about en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang, vulgar) To waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.
    • She's coming over in an hour, so until then I'll just fuck about on the Web.
    • Don't fuck about! Hurry up and finish it.
  2. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker).
    • He was just fucking about.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fucking about Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fucks about Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
fucked about Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fucked about Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

mess about · fuck around · mess about · fuck around · faff around · dick around · mess around · faff about · dick around · fool around · fool around · mess around