(informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
(informal, intransitive, British, Australia) To be playful; full of fun and high spirits; to treat a situation unseriously.
It was only a joke. We were only mucking about.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(informal, intransitive) To attempt to do something with a piece of equipment without understanding how it works.
Don't muck about with the video machine, or you might break it.
(informal, intransitive) To do random unplanned work or spend time idly.
Stop mucking about and get on with your work!