goof around

phrasal verb

goofed around; goofing around; goofs around
chiefly US, informal
: to spend time doing silly or playful things
The kids were goofing around in the backyard.

Examples of goof around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Keegan held his arm out toward a section of bleachers full of 300-pound offensive linemen goofing around. Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2024 Vaughn has been goofing around with the action-comedy genre for a while, cutting his teeth as a producer for Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) before directing his own odds-and-sods crime flick Layer Cake in 2004. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024 Every Friday after practice, with the week's game plan 90-95% done, the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator picks his daughter up from school and heads home to goof around in the basement. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024 The video also featured footage of the 2021 Grammy nominee hanging backstage and goofing around with SZA and Victoria Monét and filming Swift accepting her best pop vocal album Grammy for Midnights before surprise-announcing her upcoming The Tortured Poets Department album. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Feb. 2024 The clip shows the pair goofing around together, playing pickle ball and high-fiving each other. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024 The girls goofed around in the video, driving around Los Angeles in a convertible, and splashing in a fountain. Longreads, 16 Jan. 2024 Momoa plays his friend, who also distracts and goofs around. Staff Author, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2023 While a contingent of the people sharing naughty Willie images are simply goofing around, others had surprisingly sober-minded intentions. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2024

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“Goof around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof%20around. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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