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"messing around with" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to play with or fool around with something in a casual or careless manner. Example: "I can't believe you're still messing around with that puzzle, you've been at it for hours!".
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I was messing around with pop songs.
"They were messing around with it".
They are messing around with people's lives.
"Can't be messing around with that fancy stuff.
I was messing around with the guys, having fun.
A black teenager was messing around with a keyboard.
(About 80% of victims have been "messing around" with snakes).
I don't need to be messing around with you kids".
Why is he messing around with a pop band?
That library you're messing around with? Obsolete information technology.
"Coach Pope was messing around with me," Boss said, smiling.
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