piss around

C1 slang inseparable intransitive

In simple words

to fool around and not get things done

Literal meaning: to move around while urinating

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

common

to waste time or act foolishly instead of doing what should be done

"We can't keep pissing around if we want to catch the train."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Vulgar informal expression. Commoner in some varieties than others; many speakers prefer 'mess around'.

all morning at work online with equipment

Base

piss around

I/you/we/they

3rd person

pisses around

he/she/it

Past simple

pissed around

yesterday

Past participle

pissed around

have + pp

-ing form

pissing around

continuous

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