putter around

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putter around (third-person singular simple present putters around, present participle puttering around, simple past and past participle puttered around)

  1. (US) To engage in meaningless activity.
    • 1994 January 21, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):
      I can't wait until I'm old enough to "putter around".

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