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fool around
verb
Definition of FOOL AROUND
intransitive verb
1
: to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously
2
: to engage in casual sexual activity
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First Known Use of FOOL AROUND
1837
Related to FOOL AROUND
- Synonyms
- act up, clown (around), cut up, horse around, hotdog, monkey (around), showboat, show off, skylark
Rhymes with FOOL AROUND
aboveground, Afghan hound, all-around, battleground, been around, belowground, bottom round, breeding ground, bring around, cast around, common ground, decompound, dumping ground, end around, get around, go around, hang around, horse around, in the round, jerk around, kick around, mess around, middle ground, muscle-bound, Norton Sound, off the ground, on background, on the ground, outward-bound, paperbound, perfect-bound, proving ground, push around, quarter-bound, runaround, screw around, shootaround, sleep around, spiral-bound, staging ground, stand one's ground, steamship round, stick around, stomping ground, surround sound, turnaround, turn around, ultrasound, underground, weather-bound, work-around, wraparound
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