English Reference
Idiom idiom

piss around

Vulgar
Meaning

Synonym of piss about.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“Stop pissing around and finish your work.”

CONTEXTUAL

“We spent the whole afternoon pissing around instead of cleaning the garage.”

COMPLEX

“Rather than focusing on the urgent deadline, the team continued to piss around with minor, irrelevant details.”

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    Brahms

    [Cockney slang]pissed

  2. 02

    cat piss

    Any beverage of low quality.

  3. 03

    full of piss and vinegar

    Exuberant or enthusiastic, especially to an excessive degree; brazen.

  4. 04

    Gypsy's

    [Cockney slang]piss

  5. 05

    Mickey Bliss

    [Cockney slang]piss

  6. 06

    piss about

    To joke or play.

  7. 07

    piss and moan

    To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

  8. 08

    piss away

    To spend wastefully.

Last updated August 10, 2026