Definition of dick around

verb

• to be joking.

  She's just dicking around.

  I was dicking around with my friend.

  Last edited on May 09 2013. Submitted by CL from Chicago, IL, USA on Nov 08 1999.

• to experiment with; fiddle with.

  I've been dick around with this new music sequencer I bought.

  Last edited on Apr 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

• to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".

  I've been dicking around all weekend, when I should be working on my homework.

  Last edited on Apr 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

• to not take a task seriously.

  Those mobsters don't dick around, so don't try to make any jokes.

  My auto mechanic doesn't dick around - he got the job done on schedule and under budget.

  Stop dickin' around.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  
  Citation from "Episode 2", Misfits (TV), Season 1 Episode 2 (2009) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Apr 20 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

verb - transitive

• to mistreat, especially in a way that can be seeing as "playing" with someone - e.g. not returning phone calls, giving non-committal answers, etc.

  I'm really sick of my auto mechanic dicking me around.

  Last edited on Apr 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.

notes

• See also dick (one) around.

  Last edited on Apr 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 02 2010.