ARSE AROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arse around mean? 

• ARSE AROUND (verb)
  The verb ARSE AROUND has 2 senses:

1. be lazy or idle

2. indulge in horseplay

  Familiarity information: ARSE AROUND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARSE AROUND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be lazy or idle

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

arse about; arse around; bum; bum about; bum around; frig around; fuck off; loaf; loll; loll around; lounge about; lounge around; waste one's time

Context example:

Her son is just bumming around all day

Hypernyms (to "arse around" is one way to...):

idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Indulge in horseplay

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

arse around; fool; fool around; horse around

Context example:

The bored children were fooling about

Hypernyms (to "arse around" is one way to...):

jest; joke (tell a joke; speak humorously)

play (be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s