dicking around
Goofing off aimlessly
Dicking around is wasting time on trivial or aimless activity, often when you should be doing something else: Stop dicking around and finish your homework.
It can also mean joking or not being serious: Are you dicking around or do you actually mean that?
The phrase is mildly vulgar but common in casual speech.
- procrastinatingPostponing what needs doing
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- jokingSaying things in fun
- loafingPassing time idly
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
idling · skylarking · goofing off · shenanigans · puttering · messing about · lollygagging · dilly-dallying · playing hooky · malingering · burning daylight · meandering · shooting the breeze · bantering · frolicking · wasting time · teasing · mucking about
dicking aroundgetting down to business
Focusing on the task
buckling down · getting things done · applying oneself · knuckling down · nose to the grindstone
dicking arounddiligence
Careful, persistent effort
industriousness · pulling one's weight · dedication · conscientiousness · commitment
dicking aroundconcentrating
Directing mental effort narrowly
focusing · paying attention · zeroing in · locking in · knuckling down