What is Jack Around?
1.
To mess or fool with. Also used in context of keeping company with.
"To jack around with electrical wires is risky."
"I prefer to not jack around with all that drama - it's just asking for trouble."
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2.
To manipulate figures in an effort to provide clarity, but more often than not, it results in confusion.
"You could just pull the numbers, dump them in Excel and then jack around with 'em until you get the output you want."
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