dick around
verb
dicked around;
dicking around;
dicks around
Definition of dick around
chiefly US, informal + somewhat vulgar
1
intransitive
: to spend time idly or aimlessly : to waste time : fool around, mess around
You're not spending money to dick around for 12 weeks and put your nose to the desk for the last two …— Kaylee Kean I know I don't have time to dick around with people who aren't serious.— Derek Stonebarger
2
transitive
: to meddle with or manipulate (someone) : to treat (someone) unfairly
"Let's do the cover anyway," said our managing editor, who is famously unwilling to be dicked around by publicists.— Richard Corliss
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