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Fool around   /ful ərˈaʊnd/   Listen
Fool around

verb
1.
Indulge in horseplay.  Synonyms: arse around, fool, horse around.  "The bored children were fooling about"
2.
Commit adultery.  Synonym: play around.





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"Fool around" Quotes from Famous Books



... you call an eddicated bucker. He don't fool around with no pauses. He jest starts in and figgers out a situation and then he gets busy slidin' the gent that's on him off'n the saddle. An' he always used to win out. In fact, he was known for it all around these parts. He begun nice and easy, but he worked up like a fiddler playin' a ...
— Trailin'! • Max Brand
... so called!" Tortha Karf pulled a wry face. "I suppose the intra-family enmities of the Hvadka Dynasty have reached critical mass again. They'll fool around till they blast themselves back ...
— Police Operation • H. Beam Piper


Words linked to "Fool around" :   betray, cheat on, cuckold, jest, wander, joke, cheat, play


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