"dick around" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dicks around [present, singular, third-person], dicking around [participle, present], dicked around [participle, past], dicked around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dick around (third-person singular simple present dicks around, present participle dicking around, simple past and past participle dicked around)
  1. (intransitive, vulgar, informal, Canada, US) To waste time on an unproductive activity. Tags: Canada, US, informal, intransitive, vulgar Synonyms: dick about, idle#Verb, lollygag, mess about, mess around, pull one's pud, waste time, loiter Related terms: with one's dick in one's hand
    Sense id: en-dick_around-en-verb-en:waste_time Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (around): 83 17
  2. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To mistreat (someone); to take advantage of; to swindle; to blow off. Tags: slang, transitive, vulgar Synonyms: screw over
    Sense id: en-dick_around-en-verb-en:mistreat__take_advantage_of__or_swindle__someone_ Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant wikilinks

Inflected forms

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