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Definitions

mess around

VERB
fiddle; goof off
Synonyms
WEAK
amuse oneself dabble dawdle doodle fool around loiter muck around play play around play the fool potter puddle putter tinker trifle
Antonyms
WEAK
labor toil work

Example Sentences

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“If you’re gonna mess around with the vanilla or chocolate concha, think twice about it,” the user warned.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

How does it change the mess around for you?

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

“Gods and goddesses may occasionally help, but they don’t mess around with affairs that affect only humans. To them, mortal lives are but a speck of dust on the eyelash.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi