dick around

Verb

dick around (third-person singular simple present dicks around, present participle dicking around, simple past and past participle dicked around)

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?

   Synonyms:

   dick about, faff about, faff around, mess about, mess around, fuck around, fuck about, pull one's pud, screw around, idle

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?

   Synonyms:

   jerk around, screw over