farted around
Killed time aimlessly
Farted around means to waste time on trivial or aimless activity: We farted around all afternoon instead of studying.
The phrase suggests idle puttering rather than productive effort—killing time without purpose.
A slightly cruder variant of messed around or goofed off.
- dawdledMoved slowly, idly
- piddledIdled unproductively
- loafedWas deliberately unproductive
- lollygaggedSpent time aimlessly
- distractedUnable to concentrate
pottered · procrastinated · idled · killed time · lazy · meandered · goofed off · frittered · dilly-dallied · apathetic · free time · downtime · leisure · carefree · unmotivated · indifferent · dithered · relaxation
farted aroundbuckled down
Began working earnestly
got down to business · worked hard · applied oneself · knuckled down · hustled
farted aroundfocused
Directing attention narrowly
concentrated · zeroed in · meant business · honed in · kept one's eye on the ball