Fuck about

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1
To waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time. slang, vulgar
"She's coming over in an hour, so until then I'll just fuck about on the Web."
2
To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker). intransitive, slang, vulgar
"He was just fucking about."

Synonyms

muck about piss about

Example

"She's coming over in an hour, so until then I'll just fuck about on the Web."

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