1) messing about, being a fool
2) doing nothing in particular for a long time
"What have you been doing all day?"
"Arsing about."
Not being a type of something, something you're not about.
Person 1: Wanna come to the library?
Person 2: Nah, I'm not about that life.
say annoying things about something continously
You shouldn't bitch about the chicken. If you don't like it, there's plenty of beef.
A generally British term for fooling around, wasting time, dilly dallying.
Mom: What're you doing? You have to get your college application in by Tuesday! Stop mucking about!
Ruder term for 'muck about', play the fool or waste time. English, probably mostly London, pronounced Fuck Abaht.
Don't fuck about, we've gotta get this done before five.
To snail about is to wander with no purpose. Commonly walked slowly. It might be used as another term for lollygagging
Fulan on the phone: Hey Illan what are you doing?
Illan: Oh I'm just snailing about