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.

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We were buzzed, goofing around, pushing one another into snowbanks — oblivious gentrifiers on the home turf of seven friends out looking for a fight. Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025 By Friday afternoon, the ex-Spice Girls member shared a second video clip showing her husband back at home, goofing around in the kitchen with a cucumber and some lettuce. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025 Nathan loved goofing around, and had the sweetest of hearts. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025 Watch Frankie Cosmos goof around in the clip below, and scroll down for the LP art and tracklist. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goof around

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“Goof around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goof%20around. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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