Definition

Verb (informal, vulgar): 1. To waste time by being lazy, idle, or aimless; to engage in unproductive activity. This is the primary meaning, describing someone who is not working or being useful, often in a way that seems irresponsible. 2. To fool around; to engage in trivial or silly behavior. This sense emphasizes engaging in pointless or frivolous actions.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (to be lazy/idle):

  • Stop frigging around and get your homework done!
  • He spent the whole weekend just frigging around in his garage.
  • I can't believe they pay him to just frig around in the office all day.

• Verb (to fool around):

  • The kids were just frigging around with the camera and accidentally deleted the photos.
  • Quit frigging around with that, you'll break it!

Advanced Usage Notes

• Register: This is a very informal and vulgar (taboo) verb. It is considered offensive and should be avoided in formal, polite, or professional contexts. It is primarily used in casual, familiar speech, often to express frustration.
• Connotation: It carries a strong negative judgment, implying that the activity is a waste of time and that the person should be doing something more important or productive.

Variants and Related Words

• Frig about: A common variant with the same meaning as "frig around."
  • He's been frigging about with that engine for hours and it still doesn't work.
• Frig (verb, vulgar): As a standalone verb, it is an obscene slang term with sexual connotations. The phrase "frig around" generally uses the milder, non-sexual meaning of wasting time.

Synonyms

• Bum around: To spend time lazily or aimlessly.
• Mess around / Fool around: To behave in a silly, casual, or aimless way.
• Laze around / Lounge around: To spend time relaxing in a lazy way.
• Lollygag / Dawdle: To spend time aimlessly or move slowly.
• Loaf: To idle or lounge about.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Idioms

• Frig around with (something): To tinker or meddle with something in an unskilled or aimless way.
  • Don't frig around with the thermostat; you'll mess up the settings.
• Frig about/around doing something: Used to criticize someone for delaying or avoiding a task.
  • Stop frigging about deciding and just choose one!

Verb

1. be lazy or idle
   • Her son is just bumming around all day