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/ful ərˈaʊnd/ Listen

verb

fool around v. i. (past & past part. fooled around; pres. part. fooling around)

To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool (2).

Synonyms: fool (2).

To flirt or philander. br/

To be sexually promiscuous; to engage in sexual intercourse with more than one partner; especially, to engage in adultery; as, to fool around with another woman.

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Etymology of 'Fool around'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fool around" Quotes from Famous Books

... upon your way, Just to fool around and play. Learn to quickly go to school; Never, ...

— Little Jack Rabbit and the Squirrel Brothers • David Cory

... or some hush-hush experimental job, then it was piloted. But they don't test a job like that on any commercial airways. And they don't fool around at five thousand feet where people will see the thing streaking ...

— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe

... woman grasped Harry vehemently by the arm. "Look at here," said she. "I want to know, an' I ain't got no time to fool around, for I want to take the next train back. Is that your young one? Speak ...

— By the Light of the Soul - A Novel • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman