The action of loiter, v. in its various senses. †In early use, vagrancy, vagabondage.

The action of trifle, v.1; jesting or frivolous talk; fooling; idle, foolish, or frivolous conduct or practice; frivolous delay or waste of time…

Waste of time in trifling, idle delay. Obsolete.

The action of engaging in a task ineffectually or wastefully; an instance of this.

Unimportant, purposeless activity. Cf. bauble, n. 3d.

Idle or profitless occupation, idling.

The action of loitering.

The action of trifling, wasting, or squandering something. Obsolete.

The action of saunter, v.; strolling about; †dawdling, trifling.

Wandering, aimless activity. Also: confusion. Obsolete.

The act of dawdling.

The action of dawdle, v.

The action of putter, v.3; = pottering, n.

The action or process of pottering (in various senses); (now esp.) aimless or leisurely activity or movement; the process of occupying oneself in…

Time-wasting, dallying, trifling; an instance of this. Cf. piddling, n.

(a) trifling, pottering; (b) the activity of playing tiddlywinks.

The action of loitering; an instance of this.

A spell of gentle activity, esp. a leisurely stroll or saunter (sometimes with about). Cf. potter, v. 5. Also figurative.

In plural. Discarded or waste matter; rubbish, trash; (also) dung.

Ineffectual or trifling activity; messing about; tinkering. Chiefly with around.

The action of talking or behaving ineffectually; an instance of this.

With about, around. Time-wasting; messing about, fooling around. Cf. to fuck around 2 at fuck, v. phrasal verbs 1.

Activity or behaviour likened to that of a monkey; mischief-making, troublemaking, interference. Also with about and around.

A person who behaves in an aimless or desultory way. Also: the action or activity of behaving in this way.

With about, around. The action of messing about or fooling around; time-wasting. Cf. twat, v.3 1.