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fucking about

fucking about is the present participle and gerund of fuck about.

Meaning of fuck about

Verb

fuck about (third-person singular simple present fucks about, present participle fucking about, simple past and past participle fucked about)

  1. (slang, vulgar) 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.
  2. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To play around (do silly or entertaining things; tinker).
    • He was just fucking about.

Questions about fucking about

What is fucking about the present participle and gerund of?
Fucking about is the present participle and gerund of fuck about.

Words near fucking about in the dictionary

  1. fuckin'
  2. fuckin' A
  3. fuckin'-A
  4. fucking
  5. fucking A
  6. fucking about
  7. fucking and chucking
  8. fucking around
  9. fucking around and finding out
  10. fucking away
  11. fucking hell

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