BUGGER ABOUT / AROUND


Meaning of BUGGER ABOUT / AROUND in English

( BrE , taboo , slang ) to waste time by behaving in a silly way or with no clear purpose :

Stop buggering about and get back to work.

HELP NOTE : A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess about ( BrE ) or mess around ( NAmE , BrE ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.