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jacking around

jacking around is the present participle and gerund of jack around.

Meaning of jack around

Verb

jack around (third-person singular simple present jacks around, present participle jacking around, simple past and past participle jacked around)

  1. (slang) To misbehave, fool around.
  2. (slang) To dawdle; to waste time.

Questions about jacking around

What is jacking around the present participle and gerund of?
Jacking around is the present participle and gerund of jack around.

Words near jacking around in the dictionary

  1. Jackie Howe
  2. Jackie Howes
  3. jackies
  4. jackin'
  5. jacking
  6. jacking around
  7. jacking gear
  8. jacking gears
  9. jacking in
  10. jacking into
  11. jacking it

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