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1. Be lazy or idle
   "Her son is just arsing about around all day";
   - bum [informal], bum around [informal], bum about [informal], arse around [Brit, Cdn, informal], loaf [informal], waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about, slob [Brit, informal]
    
2. Behave in a foolish, fun way; indulge in horseplay
   "Enough arsing about--let's get back to work!";
   - horse around, arse around [Brit, Cdn, informal], fool around, fool, muck around [Brit, informal], muck about [Brit, informal], kid around [informal], screw around [informal]

Derived forms: arsed about, arsing about, arses about

Type of: idle, jest, joke, laze, play, slug [informal], stagnate