monkey around

phrasal verb

monkeyed around; monkeying around; monkeys around
informal
: to do things that are not useful or serious : to waste time
We just monkeyed around all afternoon.
a young scientist monkeying around in the lab

Examples of monkey around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Although the route doesn’t have all the elements of most via ferratas—no ladders to climb or rungs to monkey around on—the narrow 600-foot crossing, with its bird’s eye view of more than half a dozen hanging glaciers and the lush Chugach temperate rainforest, still requires climbing safety gear. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024 Ashley Tisdale's family isn't monkeying around this Halloween! Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023

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

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