mess around (English, verb)
expansion: mess around (third-person singular simple present messes around, present participle messing around, simple past and past participle messed around)
Senses:
glosses: To fiddle idly.
tags: informal
glosses: To joke, kid, or play.
tags: informal
glosses: To have a sexual relationship, especially one which is non-commital.
tags: informal
qualifier: African-American Vernacular
glosses: To dance.
tags: dated
slang
Forms:
form: messes around
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: messing around
tags: participle
present
form: messed around
tags: participle
past
form: messed around
tags: past