mess around

Definitions

1. 1

   To fiddle idly.

   • The kids sat there messing around with leaves and blades of grass because they were bored.
   • These guys don't mess around! They finished the whole job in ten minutes.
2. 2

   To joke, kid, or play.

   • Hey, don't take it personally. I was only messing around.
   • Don't mess around with electricity if you don't understand it.
3. 3

   To have a sexual relationship, especially one which is non-commital.

   • Rumor has it that he's messing around with his secretary.
   • She grew up as the pretty young thing / Let them look up her skirt on the backyard swing, oh no / And Daddy told you to stay indoors / And I can understand how a girl gets bored / Too old to play and too young to mess around
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   1. 4

      To dance.

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