goof around
Definition of goof around
chiefly US, informal
: to spend time doing silly or playful things The kids are goofing around, watching TV and hanging out.
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goofplay
: a silly or stupid person
: blunder
: to make a usually foolish or careless mistake : blunder
: to make a mess of : bungle
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aroundplay
: in a circle or in circumference
: in, along, or through a circuit
: on all or various sides : in every or any direction
: on all sides of
: so as to encircle or enclose
: so as to avoid or get past : on or to another side of
: about
: being in existence, evidence, or circulation
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