mess around mess about • mess beef · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · mess around · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly. Synonyms: putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around. Example: "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · putter · · Synonym 1 potter · · Synonym 2 tinker · · Synonym 3 monkey · · Synonym 4 monkey around · · Synonym 5 muck about · · Synonym 6 muck around · · Synonym 7 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075