- dick around / about
- Verb. Mess around, idle away time. E.g."Tim's been dicking around in the back yard with that bloody football again."
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
dick around / about
Look at other dictionaries:
dick around/about — informal, chiefly N. Amer. meddle or fool around. → dick … English new terms dictionary
tool around/about — vb to idle or loaf, mess around performing trivial tasks. Originally an upper class Edwardian phrase, probably from the sense of tool meaning to drive (a coach) skilfully and smoothly, hence to perform without effort. In modern speech there may… … Contemporary slang
dick around — vb to mess around (with), behave in a disor ganised or aimless way. The expression employs dick (the penis) in the same way as cock, prat about, etc … Contemporary slang
dick around — (of a male) to be promiscuous The derivation is from dick1. Figuratively, it means to mess around: Dicking around was his style and he was not alone in that. (Fiennes, 1996 the act does indeed need a partner) ... dicking around… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Dick around — fool about and waste time … Dictionary of Australian slang
dick around — Australian Slang fool about and waste time … English dialects glossary
dick — dick1 noun vulgar slang 1》 a man s penis. 2》 Brit. a stupid or contemptible person. 3》 [with negative] N. Amer. anything at all: you don t know dick about it! verb (usu. dick around/about) informal, chiefly N. Amer. meddle or fool around. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
Dick and Dom in da Bungalow — logo Format Comedy Game show Presented by R … Wikipedia
Dick Cavett — Cavett in April 2010 Birth name Richard Alva Cavett Born November 19, 1936 (1936 11 19) (age 75) … Wikipedia
Dick in a Box — Single by The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake from the album Incredibad Relea … Wikipedia
