Word info Synonyms

mess with

Verb

Meaning

(obsolete) To eat with.

(slang) To interfere with.
Don't mess with the controls. I just got everything adjusted correctly.

(slang) To diss; to put down.
Hey! Quit messing with my brother.

(slang) To joke around with or dupe someone, in either a friendly or unfriendly manner.
Don't worry: I'm just messing with you.

(slang, especially African-American Vernacular) To admire, enjoy, or approve of.
You know I mess with you heavy.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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And, as fate would have it, the Redskins picked the wrong senator to mess with, too. Source: Internet

And they play dirty if you try to horn in. No, to get any kind of good religion con going, you have to go with the Evangelicals - preferably independent churches with no central authority to mess with your scam. Source: Internet

And people won’t mess with you and they see it’s a bike lane and instead of driving it helps out,” said Homewood resident Haneef Abdulhafith. Source: Internet

But Aunt Jo’s not too upset to mess with Roger a little. Source: Internet

But she probably wants to mess with you, anyway. Source: Internet

Don't mess with Kangaroos. Source: Internet

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