Dictionary

fuck around en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (slang, vulgar) To fritter aimlessly or distractedly, to procrastinate, to waste time.
   • Would you ever not fuck around in the utility van?
   • If you fucked around at the waiting line, you have to remain still.
   • Usually someone fucks around for distractions of a reaction they saw.
   • Stop fucking around! Just get a move on!
   • Quit fucking around and get back to work!
2. (slang, vulgar) To fool around.
   • No one fucks around with the basement.
   • Looks that I fuck around for anything.
   • He was just fucking around.
   • Also, as far as kicking someone when he's down is concerned, what is the problem here? Again, the object is to win, yes? Well, if he gets up, you might lose; therefore he must not get up. He needs to be kicked. You said you wanted to win. Or are you people just fucking around? I suspect that might be the case. Well, stop fucking around and make up your mind. 1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 179:
   • Fucked around at the party? You better leave now or it'll get worse!
3. (rare, slang, vulgar) To have sex with many partners.
   • After the breakup, she made the most of being single and fucked around.
   • I sat in a sauna soon after, perusing a sexy fellow athlete who fucks around a lot and who had made it clear she could be seduced. 1987 August 15, Laurie Sherman, “What's A Dyke To Do? A Lesbian Reluctantly Enters The Age Of Safe Sex”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 5, page 8:
4. (slang, vulgar) To horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsibly

Forms

Deriveds

fuckarounditis · fuck around and find out · fuck with

Synonyms

joke around (horseplay) · horse around (horseplay) · fool around (fool around) · get around (promiscuous sex) · sleep around (promiscuous sex) · waste time (waste time) · clown around (fool around) · screw around (fool around) · screw around (promiscuous sex) · fiddle around (promiscuous sex)

Translations (93)

es fregar (to fool around; joking, bugging) · de herumdahlen (to procrastinate) · ru лоботря́сничать (to procrastinate) · es huevear (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ru безде́льничать (to procrastinate) · de herumhuren (to have sex with many partners) · gl foder (to procrastinate) · sv larva sig (to behave immaturely) · pl opierdalać się (to procrastinate) · sv söla (to procrastinate) · cs špekulovat (to procrastinate) · cs kurvit se (to have sex with many partners) · fr procrastiner (to procrastinate) · hy մուկ տշել (to procrastinate) · hy խեղկատակություն անել (to fool around; joking, bugging) · es putear (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ru валя́ть дурака́ (to fool around; joking, bugging) · fi huorata (to have sex with many partners) · ro fute timpul (to procrastinate) · ru страда́ть хуйнёй (to procrastinate) · hu tököl (to procrastinate) · ro băga pula (to procrastinate) · ru хуи́ пина́ть (to fool around; joking, bugging) · it cazzeggiare (to fool around; joking, bugging) · gl putear (to fool around; joking, bugging) · hu pöcsöl (to procrastinate) · el κωλοβαράω (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ro fute timpul (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ro fute vremea (to procrastinate) · hy թրեւ գալ (to procrastinate) · es joder (to fool around; joking, bugging) · az məzələnmək (to fool around; joking, bugging) · fr flemmarder (to fool around; joking, bugging) · de herumalbern (to behave immaturely) · es mamar (to fool around; joking, bugging) · hy ճանճ բռնել (to procrastinate) · hu fűvel-fával dug/kefél/kúr (to have sex with many partners) · az lülə qurutmaq (to procrastinate) · fi olla kenen kanssa sattuu (to have sex with many partners) · ru блядова́ть (to have sex with many partners) · de herumblödeln (to fool around; joking, bugging) · gl foder (to fool around; joking, bugging) · sv knulla runt (to have sex with many partners) · az döydürmək (to have sex with many partners) · ro fute vremea (to fool around; joking, bugging) · sv sega (to procrastinate) · sv slå dank (to procrastinate) · cs kurevničit (to have sex with many partners) · ru дура́читься (to procrastinate) · az qəhbəlik eləmək (to have sex with many partners) · ro fute cu cine se nimerește (to have sex with many partners) · de herumtrödeln (to procrastinate) · ru бить баклу́ши (to procrastinate) · ro băga pula (to fool around; joking, bugging) · cs špekulovat (to behave immaturely) · it cazzeggiare (to behave immaturely) · it cazzeggiare (to procrastinate) · ro fute vremea (to behave immaturely) · az paylamaq (to have sex with many partners) · hy օյինբազություն անել (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ro băga pula (to behave immaturely) · ru стра́дать хуйнёй (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ro fute timpul (to behave immaturely) · hu elbassza az időt (to procrastinate) · fr glander (to fool around; joking, bugging) · az sağa-sola vermək (to have sex with many partners) · fi pelleillä (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ru развра́тничать (to have sex with many partners) · fi hölmöillä (to behave immaturely) · ru валя́ть дурака́ (to procrastinate) · az şitlik eləmək (to behave immaturely) · hy քամի կուլ տալ (to procrastinate) · az məzələnmək (to behave immaturely) · ru выёбываться (to behave immaturely) · ru дура́читься (to fool around; joking, bugging) · hu baszakodik (to fool around; joking, bugging) · az oynamaq (to behave immaturely) · fi aikailla (to procrastinate) · fr coucher à droite et à gauche (to have sex with many partners) · hy ման գալ (to have sex with many partners) · fi viivytellä (to procrastinate) · ru вы́ебнуться (to behave immaturely) · cmn 胡搞 (to fool around; joking, bugging) · hu totojázik (to procrastinate) · es joder (to procrastinate) · de herumkaspern (to behave immaturely) · sv tramsa (to behave immaturely) · es molestar (to fool around; joking, bugging) · sv barnsla sig (to behave immaturely) · cmn 亂搞 /乱搞 (to fool around; joking, bugging) · ru распу́тничать (to have sex with many partners) · pl walić w chuja (to procrastinate) · sv ligga runt (to have sex with many partners)