dick around

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Verb

dick around (third-person singular simple present dicks around, present participle dicking around, simple past and past participle dicked around)

  1. (intransitive, vulgar, informal, Canada, US) To waste time on an unproductive activity.
    Synonyms: dick about, idle, lollygag, mess about, mess around, pull one's pud, waste time; see also Thesaurus:loiter
    Will you guys quit dicking around and get to work?
    • 2009, Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (satire), Onion News Network:
      It remains to be seen if the Wheel will catch on in the business world, where people use computers for actual work and not just dicking around.
  2. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To mistreat (someone); to take advantage of; to swindle; to blow off.
    Synonym: screw over
    Coordinate term: slap around
    Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!
    Is it really as complex as they claim or are they just dicking us around?
    • 2006, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine's Day, page 148:
      [] I put myself on the line for you. I told you I wasn't sure if I was ready for a relationship again and you blew it. You blew it! You call this a fresh start? This doesn't look like a fresh start to me. You're dicking me around just like the rest of them, Drew.

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