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» arse around

Verb (2 meanings)

1. be lazy or idle.

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

Example:

“Her son is just bumming around all day”

to arse around is a way to:

to idle, laze, slug, stagnate (verb) - be idle

to arse around is derivationally related to:

idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work

2. indulge in horseplay.

to horse around, arse around, fool around, fool

Examples:

“Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!”,
“The bored children were fooling about”

to arse around is a way to:

to joke, jest (verb) - tell a joke
to play (verb) - be at play

to arse around is derivationally related to:

folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence (noun) - foolish or senseless behavior
jester, fool, motley fool (noun) - a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages