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Verb: arse around
Usage: Brit, Cdn, informal
  1. Be lazy or idle
    "Her son is just arsing around around all day";
    - bum [informal], bum around [informal], bum about [informal], arse about [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 around--let's get back to work!";
    - horse around, fool around, fool, muck around [Brit, informal], muck about [Brit, informal], arse about [Brit, Cdn, informal], kid around [informal], screw around [informal]

Derived forms: arsed around, arsing around, arses around

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