Meaning of arse around | Babel Free

Definitions

To behave in a clownish, irresponsible or inefficient manner.

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive, slang

Examples

“Quit arsing around and get to work!”

“Gob, he’s not as green as he’s cabbagelooking. Arsing around from one pub to another, leaving it to your honour, with old Giltrap’s dog and getting fed up by the ratepayers and corporators.”

“[…] up in London you arse around and go to the local and meet the boys and perhaps take in a flick, and then when you go to bed you find you’ve spent a quid and wonder where in hell it went and what you got for it.”

“It’s part of a whole lot of home-movie stuff I’ve just bought at Christie’s. Most of it’s too madly dull for words—you know, gay young things arsing around with no shame.”

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