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English verb: arse around | |||
| 1. | arse around (stative) be lazy or idle | ||
| Samples | Her son is just bumming around all day. | ||
| Synonyms | arse about, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | ||
| 2. | arse around (communication) indulge in horseplay | ||
| Samples | Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!. The bored children were fooling about. | ||
| Synonyms | fool, fool around, horse around | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jest, joke, play | ||
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