bummed around

Wasted time lazily

To bum around is to spend time idly, wandering or loafing without particular purpose or employment.

It suggests a casual, aimless existence—traveling without a fixed destination or hanging out without ambition: After graduation, I bummed around Europe for a summer.

He bummed around the house all weekend.

Related

vagabonding · bohemian · wander · detached · nomadic · no fixed address · meandering · unmotivated · hanging out · aimless · carefree · chilling · dawdle · free-spirited · footloose and fancy free · drifting · killing time · wasting time

Opposites
purposefulness and productivity

bummed aroundgot down to business

Began serious work

buckled down · applied oneself · worked hard · made progress · knuckled down

effort and exertion

bummed aroundtoiled

Exerted oneself strenuously

labored · slaved away · hustled · broke one's back · sweated

stability and rootedness

bummed aroundsettled down

Became calm or stationary

put down roots · stayed put · committed

Family

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