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ARSE AROUND

Dictionary entry overview: What does arse around mean?

• ARSE AROUND (verb)
The verb ARSE AROUND has 2 senses:

1. be lazy or idle
2. indulge in horseplay

Familiarity information: ARSE AROUND used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ARSE AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Be lazy or idle

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

lounge around; lounge about; loll around; loaf; fuck off; frig around; bum around; bum about; arse around; arse about; waste one's time; loll; bum

Context example:

Her son is just bumming around all day

Hypernyms (to "arse around" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frames:

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Sense 2

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Meaning:

Indulge in horseplay

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

fool around; horse around; arse around; fool

Context examples:

Enough horsing around--let's get back to work! / The bored children were fooling about

Hypernyms (to "arse around" is one way to...):

jest; joke (tell a joke; speak humorously)

play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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