dick aroundとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

dick around (third-person singular simple present dicks around, present participle dicking around, simple past and past participle dicked around)

1. (intransitive, vulgar, informal) To waste time on an unproductive activity.

   Synonyms: dick about, faff about, faff around, mess about, mess around, fuck around, fuck about, pull one's pud, screw around, idle, lollygag; see also Thesaurus:loiter

   Near-synonym: jerk around

   Will you guys quit dicking around and get to work?

   • 2009, Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard‎ (satire), Onion News Network:

     It remains to be seen if the Wheel will catch on in the business world, where people use computers for actual work and not just dicking around.

2. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To mistreat (someone); to take advantage of; to swindle; to blow off.

   Synonyms: jerk around, screw over

   Coordinate term: slap around

   Dude, don't let them dick you around like that!

   Is it really as complex as they claim or are they just dicking us around?

   • 2006, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine's Day‎, page 148:

     […] I put myself on the line for you. I told you I wasn't sure if I was ready for a relationship again and you blew it. You blew it! You call this a fresh start? This doesn't look like a fresh start to me. You're dicking me around just like the rest of them, Drew.