fuck around

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fuck around

1. rude slang To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting; to fool around. I can't believe we spent the whole day just fucking around online.
2. rude slang To deceive someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "fuck" and "around." Come on, don't fuck me around. Is this a serious offer or not?
3. rude slang To tease or play a prank on one, often by trying to get them to believe something that is not true. Please stop fucking around. You didn't really hear a knock on the window, did you? Did she really ask you about me, or are you fucking around with me?
4. rude slang To joke about something. Often used in the negative to indicate absolute seriousness. Oh, come on, Tina, we're just fucking around. We didn't mean it. You guys, Mom is not fucking around. She said she would ground us for a month if she caught us again.
5. vulgar slang To have sex with many different people; to be very promiscuous. Well, I wouldn't trust Phil if I were dating him—I hear he fucks around.
See also: around, fuck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fuck around

1. Fool around, engage in frivolous activity, as in Stop fucking around and get the job done, or I'm tired of fucking around-let's go home. [ Vulgar slang; 1920s]
2. fuck someone around. Cheat, treat badly or make trouble for someone, as in Stop fucking me around; I know what you're up to. [ Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
3. Be sexually promiscuous, as in Doesn't he have a reputation for fucking around? [ Vulgar slang; c. 1930]
See also: around, fuck
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

fuck around

in. to waste time; to mess around. (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) Stop fucking around and get busy!
See also: around, fuck

fuck someone around

verb
See fuck around with someone
See also: around, fuck, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • futz around
  • good around
  • around (one's) ears
  • go around and around
  • gallivant around
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • around and around