"dick about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dicks about [present, singular, third-person], dicking about [participle, present], dicked about [participle, past], dicked about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dick about (third-person singular simple present dicks about, present participle dicking about, simple past and past participle dicked about)
  1. Synonym of dick around. Synonyms: dick around [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dick_about-en-verb-Wis6WaCf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

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