fuck about
fuck about verb: to waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.
Verb
fuck about (third-person singular simple present fucks about, present participle fucking about, simple past and past participle fucked about)
- To waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- fuck around, dick around, faff about, faff around, fool around, mess about, mess around
- To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker).
- He was just fucking about.
- Synonyms:
- fuck around, dick around, fool around, mess about, mess around
Synonyms of fuck about
Forms of fuck about
| third-person singular present | fucks about |
|---|---|
| present participle | fucking about |
| past participle | fucked about |
| past | fucked about |
Questions about fuck about
- What does fuck about mean?
- Fuck about means to waste time with unimportant activities; often used as an admonition to urge the other party to stop wasting time.
- What part of speech is fuck about?
- Fuck about is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fuck about?
- The past tense of fuck about is fucked about.
Words near fuck about in the dictionary
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