Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - piss around

1. If you say that someone pisses around or pisses about, you mean they waste a lot of time doing unimportant things. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) Now, let’s stop pissing about, shall we? = mess about PHRASAL VERB: V P c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you say that someone pisses around or pisses about, you mean they behave in a silly, childish way. (BRIT INFORMAL, RUDE) We just pissed about, laughing. = mess about PHRASAL VERB: V P