Flute around is Irish slang meaning to waste time, mess about, or fiddle around unproductively — to fuss ineffectually or drift through the day without accomplishing anything. The register is mildly exasperated but affectionate; it's what someone does when they're avoiding work or pottering about without purpose. Characteristically Irish in its combination of mild disapproval and tolerance; calling someone out for flutin' around implies they should get on with things but without serious censure.
Stop flutin' around on your phone and help me carry these boxes in from the car.
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(slang, intransitive, Ireland) To waste time.
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