fucking around and finding out

Verb

fuck around and find out (third-person singular simple present fucks around and finds out, present participle fucking around and finding out, simple past and past participle fucked around and found out)

1. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To experience the negative consequences of engaging in a risky course of action.
   • “A'ight, you keep on waiting. She gon' fuck around and find out on her own”.2014, Keisha Ervin, Reckless 2: Nobody's Girl, page 22

   Synonyms:

   FAFO

2. To engage in trial and error or experimentation, especially when it involves serious risk.
   • What makes fucking around and finding out into science is that you write down your findings.