Fuck around In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fuck around", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-05-01 10:05

Meaning of Fuck around

Synonyms:

fool/goof/mess around

Fuck around rude slang

 

 

 

 

To behave in a foolish, playful, or purposeless way; to waste time.

 

I fucked around all this semester. I'm afraid I won't pass the exam tomorrow.

Stop fucking around and sweep the floor as I told you.

(fuck someone around) To cheat, deceive, or cause trouble for someone.
 

Sit still there and don't fuck me around anymore.

You can't fuck me around! I knew everything you did.

To tease or play a trick on someone, usually by convincing them to believe in something that is untrue.
 

Come on, stop fucking around. There's no ghosts in that house.

Did my crush really say that, or are you fucking around with me?

To say something to make people laugh. Often used in the negative to show absolute seriousness.
 

From his facial expression, I know he is not fucking around.

Listen! I'm not fucking around. I'll shoot you if you lie to me.

To have sex with several different people.
 

She choked him when knowing that he had fucked around in the past.

He is wrongly reputed to have fucked around.

Grammar and Usage of Fuck around

Verb Forms

  • fucked around
  • fucking around

The verb "fuck" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Fuck around

Meaning 1 dates from the 1920s.
Meaning 2 dates from the mid 1900s.
Meaning 5 dates from around 1930.


 

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