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Meaning of fuck about | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.
    slang, vulgar
  2. To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker).
    intransitive, slang, vulgar

Examples

“She's coming over in an hour, so until then I'll just fuck about on the Web.”
“Don't fuck about! Hurry⟳ up and finish⟳ it.”
“He was just fucking about.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fuck and chuck fuck around fuck around and find out fuck away fuck it up fuck like a mink

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