Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive, slang, vulgar)To waste time on an unproductive activity.

    Near-synonym: jerk around

    Will you guys quit dicking around and get to work?

  2. (slang, transitive, vulgar)To mistreat (someone); to take advantage of; to swindle; to blow off.

    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?

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Stop dicking around and give me the keys.

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  2. Tom is always dicking me around. Maybe I should find a better agent.

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Forms

dicks around, dicking around, dicked around, dicked around
Base formdick around · to dick around
3rd person singulardicks around
Present participledicking around
Past simpledicked around
Past participledicked around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydick around
he, she, itdicks around

Past simpleLesson

all personsdicked around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dicked around
he, she, ithas dicked around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dick around

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

66 synonyms
idleC2cabbageB1lampA2lingerB2loafB1loiterC2whileA2dick aboutfaff aboutfaff aroundmess aboutmess aroundfuck aroundfuck about

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dicedickdickensdickheaddictate
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