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jacking around

1. Spending time without purpose.

2. Getting involved with, interfering, manipulating or attempting to control another's emotional state of mind. Usually has a negative connotation.

3. One who is unqualified attempting to use, inspect, adjust, assemble, disassemble or generally fool or mess around with something or someone.
"What have you been up to?"
"Just jacking around."

"He has a reputation for jacking around with girls’ minds."

"I feel like you've just been jacking around with me."

"Don't be jacking around with your Dad's computer, or he'll have your ass when he gets home."

"My husband was jacking around with the plumbing to fix that dripping faucet, and now we can't flush the toilets if someone is doing laundry."
by drivers February 3, 2006
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Jacking-Around

Fooling around, messing with buddies or other people in a completely dumb way.
Hey!, stop jacking-around.
by Legs Mahoney February 12, 2009
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jimmy jacking around

Messing around, especially when it comes to a job or important activity. Could also be a reference to beating a dead horse when it comes to getting a machine or important piece of equipment to work.
Steve said that Dave was jimmy jacking around so he got yelled at. Because Dave's a lazy fat nerd and nobody likes him.

Look I'm not going to jimmy jack around with that head gasket, just get an expensive mechanic to do it!
by crudmonkey December 3, 2020
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Jackin' Around

Your just minding your own business when someone yells "Stop Jackin' Around"
by JS95 December 10, 2009
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