Ginning around means to fuck around; waste time; looking like your busy but are actually doing fuck all; doing nothing productive
Often used to describe the Australian Indigenous
Example 1
Bob: Did you see Jake ginning around at work today?
John: Yeah, he does fuck all every day
Example 2
Jonno: All Jake does is gin around at work
12 step recovery jargon referring to someone new who talks about how great life is, now that they'resober. Usually meaning that the person is out of touch with reality.
The new guy seems pretty happy for a dude who has no job, no money and no family. He must be on a pink cloud.