mess about

/mɛs əˌbaʊt/
/mɛs əˈbaʊt/
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Other forms: messing about; messed about; messes about

Definitions of mess about
  1. verb
    be about
    synonyms: footle, hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry
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    types:
    lurch, prowl
    loiter about, with no apparent aim
    type of:
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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